**NATIONAL BESTSELLER *- NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - A
PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FINALIST - Set in the eerie days of civilization's
collapse--the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be
savior, and a nomadic group of actors roaming the scattered outposts of
the Great Lakes region, risking everything for art and humanity. - Now
an original series on HBO Max. - Over one million copies sold!
Kirsten Raymonde will never forget the night Arthur Leander, the famous
Hollywood actor, had a heart attack on stage during a production of
King Lear. That was the night when a devastating flu pandemic arrived
in the city, and within weeks, civilization as we know it came to an
end.
Twenty years later, Kirsten moves between the settlements of the altered
world with a small troupe of actors and musicians. They call themselves
The Traveling Symphony, and they have dedicated themselves to keeping
the remnants of art and humanity alive. But when they arrive in St.
Deborah by the Water, they encounter a violent prophet who will threaten
the tiny band's existence. And as the story takes off, moving back and
forth in time, and vividly depicting life before and after the pandemic,
the strange twist of fate that connects them all will be revealed.
Look for Emily St. John Mandel's bestselling new novel, Sea of
Tranquility!
