The Lola Quartet Audiobook

From the bestselling author of Station Eleven and Sea of Tranquility—Gavin Sasaki was a promising young journalist in New York City until the day he was fired for plagiarism. The last thing he wants is to sell foreclosed real estate for his sister Eilo’s company in their Florida hometown, but he’s in no position to refuse her job offer. Plus, there’s another reason to go home: Eilo recently met a ten-year-old girl who looks very much like Gavin and has the same last name as his high-school girlfriend, Anna, who left town abruptly after graduation. Determined to find out if this little girl might be his daughter, Gavin sets off to track down Anna, starting with the three friends they shared back when he was part of a jazz group called “The Lola Quartet.” As Gavin pieces together their stories, he learns that Anna has been on the run for good reason, and soon his investigation into her sudden disappearance all those years ago takes a seriously dangerous turn. Look for Emily St. John Mandel’s bestselling new novel, Sea of Tranquility!

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"This is the third published novel for Emily St. John Mandel from British Columbia, Canada. She has chosen the southern city of Sebastian, Florida as setting for a story of disappointment and poor choices. The main characters were in a quartet in high school when music was an important part of their lives. We follow the character, especially Gavin Sasaki, who after graduating from college, moved to New York and fulfilled his dream of being a reporter on the New York Star. We find him after his fiance Karen ahsd left him and he lives alone in the apartment where he realizes he knows nothing about the day to day maintance of the place. There is a hot water drip in the sink that finally escalates to the point where is existing in a viritual jungle atmosphere. Next, he forgets to write down the name of people he interviews and resorts to making up names for quotes in his articles. Finally, he is asked to return to his hometown and do an investigation on monitors and pythons living in the area. He is fired from the Star and his sister Eilo buys a ticket for him to fly home and stay with her. The sister works in mortgaged homes in the process of bankruptcy and sees a girl who bears a striking resemblance to her when she was younger. She snaps a picture that brings about the inciting force for all that follows, reuniting the high-school graduates."

— Bonnie (4 out of 5 stars)