THE MUSEUM OF YOU
Book ID/图书代码： 02897015B84669
English Summary/英文概要： As promised, I am so pleased to be able to share the manuscript for THE MUSEUM OF YOU by Carys Bray, the new novel from the Costa shortlisted author of A Song For Issy Bradley.
Let me get the fan-girl gushing out of the way right at the start: I LOVE THIS BOOK. Tender, moving, unexpectedly funny and with a cast of characters so brilliantly observed that I was sad to have to let them go at the end, it managed that trickiest of feats: to be both warm and wonderfully uplifting whilst leaving me in floods of tears all at the same time. I hope you’ll agree that the combination of Carys’ beautiful writing (which has garnered her nominations for the Costa award, the Desmond Elliott award, a win at the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award and a Richard and Judy book club selection) with a wonderful, universal story about a father, a daughter and an absent mother is something very exciting indeed…
Clover Quinn was a surprise. She used to imagine she was the good kind, now she’s not sure. She’d like to ask Dad about it, but growing up in the saddest chapter of someone else’s story is difficult. She tries not to skate on the thin ice of his memories.
Dad rarely mentions her mother, but the second bedroom is still full of her belongings. This summer, while Dad drives the number 300 bus back and forth to Liverpool, Clover will unpack her mother’s things and curate an exhibition – it’s her turn to surprise him.
Alternating between 12 year old Clover who is desperate to uncover the truth about the mother she never knew, and her dad Darren, struggling to keep his daughter close as adulthood threatens to come between them, The Museum of You is an exploration of happiness, love, loss and the universal need to know where we come from.
At the heart of Carys’ enormous talent lies her skill at elevating the stories of ordinary private lives with extraordinary, empathic prose and, crucially, without ever teetering over into sentimentality. The Museum of You will appeal to fans of Anne Tyler and Kate Atkinson and, just like Issy Bradley, is sure to be a prize contender for next year.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 让我直抒胸臆：我喜欢这本书。温柔，动人，出乎意料地搞笑，人物的塑造经过了出色的观察。逐渐读完的时候我甚至有些伤心。本书最成功地方在于：既是温暖且积极的，同时又让我泪如泉涌。Carys优美的文字（她已经入围Coasta奖、Desmond Elliott奖，并赢得了作者俱乐部最佳新小说奖以及Richard and Judy读书俱乐部选择奖），再加上父女之间的动人故事，阅读本书是一次很兴奋的体验，我希望读者也会赞同我的看法。
Clover Quinn是一个惊喜。她原本以为自己就是好孩子类型的，现在她不是很确定了。她想问爸爸这件事，但这势必提及别人心中最凄惨的经历。她尽量不去触碰这部分记忆。
爸爸很少提到她的母亲，但客卧里依然放了很多她的东西。今年夏天，当爸爸开着300路公交车绕着利物浦来来回回时，Clover决定将母亲的遗物整理成一个展览，作为给爸爸的惊喜。本书探索了了解自己来自何方的意义以及其所带来的幸福、爱和失落。
Cary的天分背后是她将平凡的个人生活提升成为非同寻常的、温情而不多愁善感的散文的能力。本书也将吸引Anne Tyler以及Kate Atkinson等人的粉丝，且本书和她之前的作品一定会在明年的赛事中占据一席之地。(LYR)
Awards/获奖情况：‘Carys Bray’s words are filled with the most incredible tenderness and wisdom, and every character is so rich, they each become a story in their own right. The Museum of You is beautiful and clever, and honest. I loved every moment of it.’ Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
‘Funny, truthful and bold . . . Bray’s fluid, engaging style and humour mask the novel’s complexity . . . rich, compelling characterisation . . . Bray takes on the intrinsic griefs of human existence, and although these are viewed largely through Clover’s eyes, they are never falsified or cut down to size…[Clover] is an utterly convincing child, an optimistic realist…her story and hinterland come to life with exceptional energy.’ Helen Dunmore, Guardian
‘Bray soon reveals herself once again to be a gifted pathologist of the bereaved…Wonderfully honest and moving…communicates with skill the overwhelming power of loss through the mouths of ordinary people in ordinary situations, making her observations all the richer.’ The Times
About the Author/作者介绍： Carys Bray在一个虔诚的摩门家庭长大。在她三十出头的时候，她离开了教会，用写作代替宗教。她的小说处女作《A Song for Issy Bradley》入围了Costa新小说奖，Desmond Elliott奖，并赢得了作者俱乐部最佳新小说奖。
Carys Bray was brought up in a devout Mormon family. In her early thirties she left the church and replaced religion with writing. Her debut novel, A Song for Issy Bradley, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, the Desmond Eliot, and was the winner of the Author’s Club Best First Novel.
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