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Welcome to 1920s New York – and to the lives of Benjamin and Helen Rask, a wealthy and powerful couple who seem to have it all. It’s a tale of time travel and human grit worthy to being among the top fiction books to read in 2022. Sea of Tranquilityįrom the author of Station Eleven, this is an epic story that spans multiple timelines over several hundred years. She’s recounting the events of her turbulent life: her love and heartbreak, wealth and poverty, military coups and pandemics, grief and happiness. This whole book is a letter that the title character, one-hundred-year-old Violeta, writes to her grandson. Let’s start with the best of the best among fiction books, including the works of both acclaimed contemporary writers and debutants.

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