The Museum of Things Left Behind
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Narrated by:
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Jot Davies
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Seni Glaister
About this listen
Escape into this hugely enjoyable, big-hearted and beautifully written novel, set in Vallerosa, a European country you’ve never heard of before.
FIND YOURSELF IN VALLEROSA, A PLACE LOST IN TIME
Vallerosa is every tourist’s dream – a tiny, picturesque country surrounded by lush valleys and verdant mountains; a place sheltered from modern life and the rampant march of capitalism. But in isolation, the locals have grown cranky, unfulfilled and disaffected. In the Presidential Palace hostile Americans, wise to the country’s financial potential, are circling like sharks …
Can the town be fixed? Can the local bar owners be reconciled? Can an unlikely visitor be the agent of change and rejuvenation this broken idyll is crying out for?
Full of wisdom, humour and light, THE MUSEUM OF THINGS LEFT BEHIND is a heart-warming fable for our times that asks us to consider what we have lost and what we have gained in modern life. A book about bureaucracy, religion and the people that really get things done, it is above all else a hymn to the inconstancy of time and the pivotal importance of a good cup of tea.
©2015 Seni Glaister (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedListeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
‘Charming, captivating and absorbing. I love this book!’ Catherine Alliott
‘Transports the reader to an enchanting world of wisdom, humour and warmth. I am already longing for Seni Glaister’s next novel’ Cathy Kelly
‘A dream of a book’ Polly Vernon, GRAZIA
Funny, wise and charming’ DAILY MAIL
‘Fans of Marina Lewycka will enjoy this debut … As sweet as ice-cream’ METRO
‘A witty, feel-good read’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
'Sunny, charming, and as playful as Stella Gibbons or EF Benson, The Museum of Things Left Behind took me on holiday to the tiny imaginary country of Vallerosa, and returned me with the wonderful feeling of having spent time with an uplifting friend.' Laline Paull, author of THE BEES
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- 05-04-19
A slow burn
After stumbling across the author's second novel, Mr Doubler begins again, I enthusiastically purchased this book.
it took me quite a while of patient listening to get into it, several chapters in fact.
However, now that I've finished it, I can honestly say I really enjoyed it.
The story was cleverly constructed, and the pace of the story mirrored the pace of the lives and country it was describing.
Bearing that in mind, I'm looking back over the whole experience extremely fondly.
As with Mr Doubler, I'm left with a sweet warmth and a quiet joy and satisfaction at the end.
I highly recommend sticking with it, even if at first it feels difficult.
I really hope there'll be another novel published by the author soon.
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