Behind the Scenes at the Museum

332 pages

English language

Published 1995 by Picador, Distributed by Holtzbrinck Publishers.

ISBN:
978-0-312-15060-0
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OCLC Number:
85457853

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4 stars (1 review)

Ruby Lennox begins narrating her life at the moment of conception, and from there takes us on a whirlwind tour of the twentieth century as seen through the eyes of an English girl determined to learn about her family and its secrets.

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A great easy read

4 stars

The life of Ruby Lennox, from conception to the death of her loathed, beloved mother - alternated with the lives of her ancestors, footnotes to her own story. York. A story of lost things and people. Many, many deaths (which is quite realistic). Sad? Perhaps. Dark? Extremely. But also surprisingly funny, and a pleasure to read, without being shallow.

Subjects

  • England
  • United Kingdom