The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges
Publication Date: January 24th 2023 by Berkley
Pages: 352
Source: Publisher
Rating: ★★★★
Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Goodreads
My
Thoughts:
I was eager to the bottom of why Myra wouldn’t leave her
house and I also wondered how the two mansions, one doll-sized and the other Alex’s
home were connected. Myra and Alex fall for each other gradually as they get to
know each other through their emails and phone conversations. Willa and Ford’s
romance in the past was sad but was necessary to for everything to come
together.
This enjoyable story was magical and refreshingly different!
4 Stars
Book Description:
A woman learns to expand the boundaries of her small world and let love inside it in this sparkling and unforgettable novel by Audrey Burges.
From her attic in the Arizona mountains, thirty-four-year-old Myra Malone blogs about a dollhouse mansion that captivates thousands of readers worldwide. Myra’s stories have created legions of fans who breathlessly await every blog post, trade photographs of Mansion-modeled rooms, and swap theories about the enigmatic and reclusive author. Myra herself is tethered to the Mansion by mysteries she can’t understand—rooms that appear and disappear overnight, music that plays in its corridors.
Across the country, Alex Rakes, the scion of a custom furniture business, encounters two Mansion fans trying to recreate a room. The pair show him the Minuscule Mansion, and Alex is shocked to recognize a reflection of his own life mirrored back to him in minute scale. The room is his own bedroom, and the Mansion is his family’s home, handed down from the grandmother who disappeared mysteriously when Alex was a child. Searching for answers, Alex begins corresponding with Myra. Together, the two unwind the lonely paths of their twin worlds—big and small—and trace the stories that entwine them, setting the stage for a meeting rooted in loss, but defined by love.
So glad to hear you liked this one; I've got it on my TBR list and am very curious to find out more about that dollhouse! ;D
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy it too, Lark!
Deleteit's new to me but it does sound like a good one.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It was a different read for me.
DeleteI loved this one too. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Wendy. It was different from what I normally read.
DeleteThis is the first I am hearing of this book, but I am intrigued. I tend to enjoy books with fabulism
ReplyDeleteI think you'd enjoy this one, Sam!
DeleteLooks like some magical realism at play here in this book. Glad you loved it!
ReplyDeleteYes, there was. Thanks!
DeleteI ended up setting this aside. Perhaps I should revisit it. Wonderful review,
ReplyDeleteIt took me a while to get into it, so I'm not surprised, Kim.
DeleteMagical and refreshing sounds good
ReplyDeleteI love how unique this story sounds and you definitely have me curious about the connection between the two houses.
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