The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

This story is a blending of lost souls and remade lives. Paul is an addict who can't seem to find his purpose in life just as Vincent, his half-sister, is searching her wild side and blindly moving from one job to the next. They both are working for a remote hotel near Vancouver when an incident forces them to run again. Vincent meets someone at the hotel who elevates her social status but still remains lost. Chapters jump from the late '90s to the present as we see how and why they ended up where they are. The author is very good at creating a misty setting always around water that seems to mirror how much (or how little) the main characters reveal themselves to others. Guilt, ghosts and the search for acceptance drives this story. Lovers of misfit families and flawed relationships will find much to love in this book.