*A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice* A "masterful" (The Washington Post), "cathartic" (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), novel about twelve people, mostly strangers, and the surprising ripple effect each one has on the life of the next as they cross paths while in transit around the world--from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of All That Man Is. In this "compelling" (The Christian Science Monitor), "crisp and clever" (Vanity...