A career´s work from a beloved author´s first book for Dutton, Small World is a historic epic set in multiple time periods, in which the characters interconnect in the most intriguing and meaningful ways. A New York Times Editor´s Choice! One of the LA Times´s 10 Books to Add to Your Reading List One of Book Culture´s Most Anticipated Reads “A bighearted, widescreen American tale.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred) “Masterpiece…the quintessential Great American Novel.”—Booklist (starred) “A vivid mosaic.”—BookPage (starred) Jonathan Evison’s Small World is an epic novel for now. Set against such iconic backdrops as the California gold rush, the development of the transcontinental railroad, and a speeding train of modern-day strangers forced together by fate, it is a grand entertainment that asks big questions. The characters of Small World connect in the most intriguing and meaningful ways, winning, breaking, and winning our hearts again. In exploring the passengers’ lives and those o
