![]() In 2203, a novelist named Olive Llewellyn travels from the moon colonies to Earth on a book tour to promote her newly released novel amid a devastating pandemic. In 2020, a woman named Mirella learns of the death of her estranged friend Vincent. Andrew travels from Britain to Canada, where he lives in exile. “Sea of Tranquility” is a novel composed of multiple overlapping storylines, marked by four distinct time periods. ![]() Nevertheless, “Sea of Tranquility” poses intriguing questions about human nature and the meaning of life over which I found myself ruminating long after finishing the book. While earlier sections of the novel excel, I was ultimately disappointed by its worldbuilding and character arcs. ![]() John Mandel’s third novel “Sea of Tranquility” is expansive and complex, sweeping through huge swathes of time and space - from the Canadian wilderness in 1912 to moon colonies in 2401 - as it explores art, human morality and disease. ![]()
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