The Museum of Extraordinary Things
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4.2 • 19 Ratings
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
From the bestselling author of The Dovekeeperscomes a spectacularly imaginative and moving new novel in the vein of The Night Circusthat has been acclaimed by Jodi Picoult as 'truly stunning: part love story, part mystery, part history, and all beauy'.
New York City, 1911. Meet Coralie Sardie, circus girl, web-fingered mermaid, shy only daughter of Professor Sardie and raised in the bizarre surroundings of his Museum of Extraordinary Things.
And meet Eddie Cohen, a handsome young immigrant who has run away from his painful past and his Orthodox family to become a photographer, documenting life on the teeming city streets. One night by the freezing waters of the Hudson River, Coralie stumbles across Eddie, who has become enmeshed in the case of a missing girl, and the fates of these two hopeful outcasts collide as they search for truth, beauty, love and freedom in tumultuous times.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Spinning together fairy-tale magic and historical fact, this spellbinding novel depicts an unusual love story set against the backdrop of early 20th-century New York. Bestselling author Alice Hoffman breathes life into her extraordinary protagonists: a young woman groomed to be a human mermaid in her father’s freak show, and a passionate photographer who has abandoned his faith to document human suffering. Sure to appeal to fans of The Night Circus, The Museum of Extraordinary Things is a grand and imaginative tale that champions outcasts and dreamers.
Customer Reviews
Fantastic!
As always Alice Hoffman’s books are gloriously written. The characters coming alive. I read them so quickly but miss them when they are finished. I can’t wait to read the next one!
Great read
A wonderful book that encompasses all the thrill and magic of the great circus era. It's a quirky story but one that you can't help but keep reading and the historical aspects behind it are fascinating.