Book review: A speculative projection into America’s near future

Emily St John Mandel's fluent style proves not quite enough to carry the unwieldy and over-extended plot in 'Exit Party'

Emily St John Mandel is a Canadian writer who writes speculative fiction, notably the prescient 'Station Eleven', published in 2015, about a world-ending pandemic.

• Exit Party
• Emily St John Mandel
• Picador, €19