The Museum of Ordinary People: The uplifting new novel from the bestselling author of Half a World Away

Overall, the story was a slow start but I did enjoy it
I did inwardly groan when it was apparent that the main character Jess was with the wrong man and predictably she would get together with Alex. However, putting this aside, this is a good light read and had underlying themes of grief, hurt, acceptance, blame, forgiveness and what we treasure most. I thought the historical element was really well put and made me think about how simple objects can bring us comfort or reminders of a past life whether happy or sad. Everyone of us has a story to share through the simple objects we surround ourselves with and this was well put in the novel. I would recommend this book and am looking forward to discussing at our book group, Rather Be Reading.

I really enjoyed this book, although it was a little slow to start and somewhat depressing.
However, I loved the idea of the Museum and wanted to see how it would all enfold.
The character of Guy was particularly loathsome and I longed for the heroine to ditch him.
I thought the treatment of Alex's character was very sympathetic and the budding romance sensitively handled.
An easy read with lots of drama towards the end, which made you want to read on quickly to find out how it would all be resolved.