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The Museum of Extraordinary Things
by Alice Hoffman
3.5 stars rounded up to 4.
I've had this book on my TBR for at least 6 years. I'm not sure why it took me so long to get to it.
The Museum of Extraordinary Things is a dark story that tells the tale of Coralie Sardie. Her magician/professor/impresario father is the mastermind behind the Museum of Extraordinary Things, a freakshow/exhibit in Coney Island typical of the early 1900s. Coralie was born with a physical abnormality that makes her one of the star attractions at the museum. But every year they have to do more, shock more, titillate more.
Coralie stumbles upon Russian Immigrant Eddie Cohen, a young photographer who was present capturing workers' rights protests as well as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Once their paths cross, neither can forget the other and their lives become entwined in ways they do not understand.
Part mystery, part exposé, and a healthy dose of New York history.
I've had this book on my TBR for at least 6 years. I'm not sure why it took me so long to get to it.
The Museum of Extraordinary Things is a dark story that tells the tale of Coralie Sardie. Her magician/professor/impresario father is the mastermind behind the Museum of Extraordinary Things, a freakshow/exhibit in Coney Island typical of the early 1900s. Coralie was born with a physical abnormality that makes her one of the star attractions at the museum. But every year they have to do more, shock more, titillate more.
Coralie stumbles upon Russian Immigrant Eddie Cohen, a young photographer who was present capturing workers' rights protests as well as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. Once their paths cross, neither can forget the other and their lives become entwined in ways they do not understand.
Part mystery, part exposé, and a healthy dose of New York history.