The Museum of Extraordinary Things
Description
In the vibrant, tumultuous landscape of early 20th-century New York, a young woman finds herself drawn into a world of secrets and forbidden love. The daughter of a visionary showman, she navigates the dazzling, dangerous allure of Coney Island's Museum of Extraordinary Things, a place where the bizarre and the beautiful collide. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she encounters a gifted photographer, an immigrant haunted by the ghosts of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, whose lens captures both the city's resilience and its hidden sorrows. Together, they embark on a journey through a city on the cusp of change, exploring themes of identity, belonging, and the enduring power of the human spirit against a backdrop of historical upheaval.
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paperback
Scribner
Published Jan 1, 2014
368 pages
ISBN: 9781451693560
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Details
First Published
2014
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman.