Main Library Book Club: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Acclaimed author Emily St. John Mandel’s National Book Award nominated novel about art, fame, and ambition is set in the eerie days of civilization's collapse. One snowy night a famous Hollywood actor slumps over and dies onstage during a production of King Lear. Hours later, the world as we know it begins to dissolve. Moving back and forth in time as a Traveling Symphony roams the wasteland of what remains, this spellbinding novel charts the strange twists of fate that connect five people. Station Eleven tells a story about the relationships that sustain us, the ephemeral nature of fame, and the beauty of the world as we know it. Beth Beloff leads.