Book giveaway: The Museum of You by Carys Bray. Post your feedback by 5 August for chance to win £100 Love2Shop Voucher!

Thank you mum sent for my free copy. I had not come across this author prior to receiving the book. I found the book excellent-it is probably the best book I have read in the last year, and certainly the best fictional work I have read for a long time which deals with the theme of grief and coping following a bereavement-the style of writing is engaging, humorous, sensitive and so authentic. The characters are beautifully portrayed. I look forward to reading more work by this author.

Haven't read this yet but I'll definitely consider it

I hadn't heard of the author before but thought i would give it a go and downloaded it on my kindle. It is beautifully written by a talented author. It shows true emotion and the powers and strengths between father and daughter, a lovely heart warming novel.

I'm loving the style of writing :) Still reading though :)

I loved it, very moving.

this book was such a charming read, there was a bit of everything from sadness to laughter. well worth a read.

Perfect read on a nice sunny day or two in the garden.

Not my usual read but I really enjoyed the book.

This looks like a really good read - I haven't had a chance to get a copy yet but it's on my list to borrow from the library.

very enjoyable :)

This is the perfect holiday read. Very well written and an easy read without being boring. I would recommend

This story of 12 year old Clover and her single Dad, Darren is told in a charming and enagaging way.

As she approaches puberty, Clover becomes increasingly curious about her mother and sets about recreating her life as a museum exhibit in the room where Darren has boxed up her things.
It's told from the viewpoint of both Darren and Clover, and sensitively deals with the issues of loss and moving on.
I enjoyed it.

The tenderness of this book was really touching, and you felt like you were right there experiencing it all.

I've passed it along to my sister, so hopefully she'll enjoy it as much as me.

Very good book!

I wasn't too sure at the start, probably because I always read at bedtime & was too tired to focus initially, however I loved how the layers of the story were slowly peeled away & how the relationships between all the characters became fully revealed.

Having celebrated my fiftieth birthday a few months back, I loved all the references to different things from different times & had lots of 'oh I remember that' moments.

Most of all I loved the way the significance of the different objects became revealed. As someone who didn't have many possessions as a child, I find it really hard to get rid of things; this book has given me the push to finally sort through those bags & boxes of 'memories' that really do need a BIG sort out!!

Thank you so much for this book. I have really enjoyed reading this and it has made a welcome change from my usual staple of psychological thrillers. There is no massive plot line here, no twists and turns just a beautiful story told in alternating chapters of life , loss , family and mental health.
I found the characters to be wonderfully drawn and believable. There is a lot of descriptive prose and it's very accurate in its depiction of life in the 60s and 70s.
I would recommend this book to friends.
Thanks again

A great book. I really enjoyed reading this. The book revokes around seven main characters who are all very believable and well depicted. Clover is trying to find out more about her mother who died when she was 6 weeks old. Darren, Clover's father rarely speaks about her. A heartwarming book about loss, parenting, friendship and love.

I really enjoyed The Museum of You. Great characters, lovely relationships, and a real sense of summer.

Sorry but not for me - tried to get into it but gave up . Probably didn't help that I have just read a really good . book so it had a lot to live up to.Thanks for the freebie though - it's good to try different things even if they don't work out !

This was a great read and I couldn't put it down until I finished it. OH was not happy when I suggested pizza for tea as I couldn't get my nose out of this book.

Oops, hit send by accident.

Was going to say. Overall I would recommend this book as an interesting, light and involving read.

I would have liked just a tiny bit more from this book. I really enjoyed it and I thought the characters were drawn really well. I just wanted to know a bit more about them then we got. I think it was because the characters were interesting and felt authentic, so I wanted to know more about Dagmar and Colin and especially Jim. It wasn't their story though.

It is a lovely read. Kept me interested and didn't give absolutely everything away. I like the moments of misdirection and misinterpretation where something Clover attaches one meaning too, Darren attaches another.

Also, excellent reference to GBBO Icecream Incident, love it!

This tells the story of Clover, her Dad and Clovers' quest to create a museum of her Mum. Clover has never known her Mum - she died when she was a baby. She knows nothing of the circumstances and her Dad doesn't seem to want to talk about it. He hasn't thrown any of her Mum's belongings away, they're all in the bedroom they used to share. And so Clover begins to construct her museum...
Great, rounded characters throughout. I loved how real everyone seemed to be - perfectly believable people. Even though at least half of the book is from Clovers point of view, a 12 year old girl (I think!), it doesn't read like a child's story at all. Of course there are the more adult themes that run through the book (death, mental health, depression, post natal depression, amongst others), but Clover is definitely the main character. I loved her Dad though. He clearly struggles with his own feelings of loss and guilt. Well worth a read!!

good holiday read this one

Just as good as previous books, really great writing, A fab holiday read that you will fly through.