Publisher Description
The “spellbinding” (People, 4 stars), New York Times bestseller from the author of The Dovekeepers: an extraordinary novel about an electric and impassioned love affair—“an enchanting love story rich with history and a sense of place” (USA TODAY).
Coralie Sardie is the daughter of the sinister impresario behind The Museum of Extraordinary Things, a Coney Island freak show that thrills the masses. An exceptional swimmer, Coralie appears as the Mermaid in her father’s “museum,” alongside performers like the Wolfman and the Butterfly Girl. One night Coralie stumbles upon a striking young man taking pictures of moonlit trees in the woods off the Hudson River.
The dashing photographer is Eddie Cohen, a Russian immigrant who has run away from his community and his job as a tailor’s apprentice. When Eddie photographs the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, he becomes embroiled in the mystery behind a young woman’s disappearance. And he ignites the heart of Coralie.
Alice Hoffman weaves her trademark magic, romance, and masterful storytelling to unite Coralie and Eddie in a tender and moving story of young love in tumultuous times. The Museum of Extraordinary Things is, “a lavish tale about strange yet sympathetic people” (The New York Times Book Review).
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“Spellbinding…Hoffman’s penchant for the magical is on full display in
this world filled with rogues, strivers, corrupt politicians, Gilded Age
riches, and debilitating poverty. The chaos and grandeur of New York
City at the time make it a character in its own right, as monstorous and
intoxicating as the circus sideshow that traps Coralie and makes her a
star.”
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People
About Alice Hoffman
Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including the Practical Magic series and the Oprah’s Book Club selection Here on Earth, among others. Eight of her novels have made the New York Times bestsellers list.
About the Narrators
Judith Light is
a two-time Tony Award–winning actress, winning Best Performance by a Featured
Actress in a Play for both The Assembled
Parties and Other Desert Cities.
She also won Drama Desk Awards for both of these roles. Judith’s television
career began with the role of Karen Wolek on One Life to Live, for which she won two “Best Actress” Emmy Awards.
She has many more stage, film, and television roles to her credit as well.
Grace Gummer is the daughter of Academy Award–winning actress Meryl Streep. A graduate of Vassar College, she has performed on stage, as well as in films and television shows.
Zach Appelman has performed in numerous Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional plays. A graduate of Yale School of Drama, he lives in New York City. He won an Audiofile Earphones Award and an Audie Award for Best Fiction Narration in 2015.