Meet Me at the Museum: Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2018

Meet Me at the Museum: Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2018

by Anne Youngson (Author), Anne Youngson (Author)

Synopsis

The Observer Promising first-time British novelists 2018: 'A novel about self-discovery and second chances' 'Warm-hearted, clear-minded, and unexpectedly spellbinding, Meet Me at the Museum is a novel to savour' ANNIE BARROWS, co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 'A quirky, wise and tender novel. Proof that the richest fruits come on the edge of autumn' SARAH DUNANT 'Quietly intriguing, beautifully observed, full of powerful emotions' RUTH HOGAN, Author of The Keeper of Lost Things `Tender, wise and moving, Meet Me at the Museum is a novel to cherish.' JOHN BOYNE `A moving tribute to friendship and love, to the courage of the ordinary, and to starting again' RACHEL JOYCE 'I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone looking for a book that makes you think and wonder and quietly hope. I loved it' TAMMY COHEN 'Insightful, emotionally acute and absorbing' Daily Express 'The loveliest short novel of late love you'll ever read. Whenever I talk about it, I simply cry with joy' JAMES HAWES 'Meet Me at the Museum starts so quiet and small like a bud tightly closed against the winter then it unfurls into something so alive and truly beautiful. I was immensely moved by it' TOR UDALL, author of A Thousand Paper Birds Sometimes it takes a stranger to really know who you are When Tina Hopgood writes a letter of regret to a man she has never met, she doesn't expect a reply. When Anders Larsen, a lonely museum curator, answers it, nor does he. They're both searching for something, they just don't know it yet. Anders has lost his wife, along with his hopes and dreams for the future. Tina is trapped in a marriage she doesn't remember choosing. Slowly their correspondence blossoms as they bare their souls to each other with stories of joy, anguish and discovery. But then Tina's letters suddenly cease, and Anders is thrown into despair. Can their unexpected friendship survive?

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 17 May 2018

ISBN 10: 0857525522
ISBN 13: 9780857525529
Book Overview: A deep and luminous novel of self-discovery and second chances - a heartbreaking celebration of love, life and the surprises it throws at us.

Media Reviews
Exquisite. Its characters somehow resist following their story and reverse themselves into a new one. A beautiful lasting read. * JAMES HANNAH, author of THE A TO Z OF YOU AND ME *
Insightful, emotionally acute and absorbing * Daily Express Literary highlights 2018 *
A moving tribute to friendship and love, to the courage of the ordinary, and to starting again. * RACHEL JOYCE *
`Tender, wise and moving, Meet Me at the Museum is a novel to cherish.' * JOHN BOYNE *
Full of grace and humanity * Sunday Times *
Author Bio
ANNE YOUNGSON worked for many years in senior management in the car industry before embarking on a creative career as a writer. She has supported many charities in governance roles, including Chair of the Writers in Prison Network, which provided residencies in prisons for writers. She lives in Oxfordshire and is married with two children and three grandchildren to date. MEET ME AT THE MUSEUM is her debut novel, which is due to be published around the world.