Meet Me at the Museum A Novel
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A professor in Denmark and a grandmother in England begin a correspondence, and a friendship, that develops into something extraordinary.
In Denmark, Professor Anders Larsen has lost his wife and his hopes for the future. On an isolated English farm, Tina Hopgood is trapped in a life she doesn't remember choosing. Brought together by a shared fascination with the Tollund Man, subject of Seamus Heaney's famous poem, they begin writing letters to one another. From their vastly different worlds, they find they have more in common than they could have imagined, and an unexpected friendship blooms. When Tina's letters stop coming, Anders is thrown into despair. How far are they willing to go to write a new story for themselves? -- adapted from jacket
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A story told through letters between two people who started to correspond because of a mutual interest in an artifact. Over the course of a year, they talked about their lives more and more and their feelings as well. It's a beautiful story, very much suited to audio “reading”.
4.5 stars rounded off to 5.
This is such a lovely story about two people writing letters to each other, becoming friends and each other's confidants. It is so hard to have such a close relationship like this with anyone, let alone over letters. This story made me happy and made me cheer for both the characters
I really enjoyed this book, although it is not in the genres I typically gravitate toward. Reading the letters felt slightly voyeuristic, but I thought it worked fantastically as a device for telling the story.
What I liked about this book is that it got me thinking. About slowing down and enjoying the life that is here. About noticing small pleasures. About living life with intention rather than being a slave to what life chooses for one. It reminded me of friends and letters i once wrote and the unique friendships that have their own shape because of it. It also challenged me to think about how to respond with love and respect when others go in a direction that seems wrong to me.
I can't explain why I was drawn into this book, but I would recommend it to someone who is interested in people and relationships—though not necessarily romantic relationships.
