Review: Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson

Before I begin my review I have included the publishers synopsis of Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson below.

Synopsis:

In Denmark, Professor Anders Larsen, an urbane man of facts, 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. Both believe their love stories are over. 

Brought together by a shared fascination with the Tollund Man, subject of Seamus Heaney’s famous poem, they begin writing letters to one another. And from their vastly different worlds, they find they have more in common than they could have imagined. As they open up to one another about their lives, an unexpected friendship blooms. But then Tina’s letters stop coming, and Anders is thrown into despair. How far are they willing to go to write a new story for themselves? 

Review:

This was one of those books you kind of curl up into.  The two main characters reflect via letters to one another about the choices they've made and the life they ended up living because of those choices.  Over time the two become more familiar, trading more personal missives.  They open up to each other in a way that cannot be replicated with the other people in their lives. 

Overall, the story progresses at a leisurely pace that isn't off putting.  The writing style is expressive but not heavy.  Also, I felt that the characterizations were appropriate and distinct.  They made sense within the context of the story.  By the end of the novel, I felt like I really knew these two people and was invested in their stories individually and together.  Ultimately, I would read this book again.

Amazon: Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson

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