Description: Museum of Ordinary People, Paperback by Gayle, Mike, ISBN 1538740842, ISBN-13 9781538740842, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US In this “pure, unadulterated feel-good” and warmhearted novel, an old set of encyclopedias leads a young woman to a curious museum and one profoundly moving lesson: that every life is an extraordinary life (Kirkus). BookRiot Most Anticipated Beach Reads of 2023 Shondaland Best Books of May Still reeling from the sudden death of her mother, Jess is about to do the hardest thing she's ever done: empty her childhood home so that it can be sold. As she sorts through a lifetime of memories, everything comes to a halt when she comes across something she just can’t part with: an old set of encyclopedias. To the world, ths are outdated and ready to be recycled. To Jess, they represent love and the future that her mother always wanted her to have. In the process of finding ths a new home, Jess discovers an unusual archive of letters, photographs, and curious housed in a warehouse and known as the Museum of Ordinary People. Irresistibly drawn, she becomes the museum's unofficial custodian, along with the warehouse’s mysterious owner. As they delve into the history of objects in their care, they not only unravel heart-stirring stories that span generations and continents, but also unearth long-buried secrets that lie closer to home. Inspired by an abandoned box of mementos, The Museum of Ordinary People is a poignant novel about memory and loss, the things we leave behind, and the future we create for ourselves.
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Book Title: Museum of Ordinary People
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 1.1 in
Topic: African American / Contemporary Women, Contemporary Women
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 9.6 Oz
Author: Mike Gayle
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
