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

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SorchaMumsnet · 13/06/2016 16:56

Clover is looking for answers. She is searching for them in her mother's belongings, a collection of things that she hopes will tell the full story of her mother, her father, and who she is going to be.

From Carys Bray, the award-winning author of A Song for Issy Bradley, comes a tender yet funny tale of love and loss. The Museum of You will surprise, make you cry but also delight.

We've got 50 copies of The Museum of You to give away to Mumsnetters to read and share their thoughts about it on this discussion thread. This giveaway ends on 20 June so apply now!

You don't have to win a free copy to take part in the discussion. Anyone who has read The Museum of You can post their feedback on this discussion thread. If you miss out on a free one, you can buy a copy. All who post feedback here before 5 August will be entered into a prize draw to win a £100 Love2shop voucher.

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Book giveaway: The Museum of You by Carys Bray. Post your feedback by 5 August for chance to win £100 Love2Shop Voucher!
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user1468607650 · 15/07/2016 20:21

Insightful, thoughtful, prods your brain
Makes you cry then laugh again
Pages of chuckles and pages of tears
Make a best-seller down through the years

sarah861421 · 15/07/2016 19:17

A friend has just lent this to me for my holiday, I sneaked a quick read of the first chapter and then hid it away. So far, just brilliant, I am hooked. Cant wait for the plane now

mo3733 · 15/07/2016 15:34

this is perfect for beach reading. light hearted and warm

grumpymummy3 · 15/07/2016 15:28

looking forward to reading this book!!!

jandoc · 15/07/2016 14:43

we haven't started reading it yet

amyhalliday1 · 15/07/2016 13:01

Really great read X

iut044 · 15/07/2016 12:34

Enjoyed the story a lot

stefalfie11 · 15/07/2016 11:15

Really enjoyed reading it - this is not my normal type of book but I surprised mself when reading it that i was actually really enjoying it.

glennamy · 15/07/2016 10:56

Amazing story, a lot of the points in the book I could relate too!

amysmum18 · 15/07/2016 10:17

Thanks so much for the opportunity to try this book. I've not read any of the other books by this author, so am looking forward to trying one. I'm only a few chapters in so far and am really enjoying it. Carys has a really engaging writing style and the storyline is keeping me interested. Really hoping to get some more read this weekend.

ebay91 · 15/07/2016 10:16

What a lovely book! I was first drawn to this book by the beautiful cover and was drawn into Clover's world.

IonaAilidh11 · 15/07/2016 09:49

really enjoyable read

janeyf1 · 15/07/2016 09:26

Wonderful book which really got to me. I laughed and cried onto the pages

phillie1 · 15/07/2016 09:15

Enjoyed this

juju3 · 15/07/2016 08:54

An amazing book - highly recommended

izbiz88 · 15/07/2016 07:32

Perfect holiday read - I was a bit annoyed with myself for not saving it for my holiday actually, haha! Very light-hearted, very engaging, and the characters are easily to like. Definitely recommend!

ricola1 · 15/07/2016 07:28

Enjoyed

mave · 15/07/2016 06:20

I read a song for Issy Bradley and cried my heart out. I loved it! I will have to purchase this book and read soon!

juleslucas · 14/07/2016 20:41

Thank you so much for the review copy MN.

I loved 'A song for Issy Bradley' so was delighted and looking forward to receiving this book and it does not disappoint. The story is charming but filled with descriptive detail, I can't explain it but I just love the way this book is crafted.

Not quite at the end yet but so far a great read.

teddy2k · 14/07/2016 14:43

Thank you to Mumsnet for my free copy. I thought this sounded very good "This Summer Clover Quinn wants to find the missing pieces of her story". The book was very well written, and I thought based on a very original idea, however I didn't really connect with this book, perhaps it was because it isn't really the genre I read. I also found that I expected more from it even though it was a good story. I warmed to the character of Clover, but Dagmar didn't really stand out, and I felt her character wasn't developed very well. There was humour with Mrs Mackerel and she did make me laugh. The relationship between Clover and Darren was very good, and also portrayed at times the difficulties of a 12 year old girl growing up without her Mother. I would definitely recommend this book if you want a sweet book to read.

whitestephens16 · 14/07/2016 08:46

Thanks to MN for a free read. This isn't my usual choice of genre but I was happily surprised. Great story, engaging characters, poignant and heartwarming. Great holiday read - would recommend.

poupee · 13/07/2016 20:53

I received my book last week, a pleasant surprise as I had forgotten about it. Started reading it on my commute this week, its a good start didn't realise it was set in Liverpool as the description on the first page felt really American to me. Am interested to find out about Clover's mother, she isn't painted in a flattering light at the moment. So far I like the dad's character and Mrs Mackerel next door, am looking forward to completing the book by next week

cambridgemumof4 · 13/07/2016 20:36

Delighted to receive the book - and to read excellent reviews above. Have packed it for my holidays so hope to immerse myself then. Many thanks Mumsnet!

kitkatsky · 13/07/2016 20:16

I haven't got too far with the book yet (damn life getting in the way!) but I'm so enjoying it so far. Thanks for the opportunity to review it MN. Hoping to come back and give more detailed feedback as soon as I get ten minutes to myself to read some more

shadydelta · 13/07/2016 20:08

I have just started the third chapter of The Museum of You. This isnt my usual choice of book genre but so far i have enjoyed reading about Clover and her lovely Dad who seems to try his very best for his daughter. Overall i find it a very light hearted and family orientated book and would recommend it to all.