Meet Me at the Museum

A Novel

By: Anne Youngson

Narrated by: Helen Lloyd, Lars Knudsen

Anne Youngson's epistolary debut audiobook about a farmer's wife who begins writing letters to a museum curator and, as he writes back, gradually allows herself to find happiness and love again.

In Denmark, professor Anders Larsen, an urbane man of facts, has lost his wife and his hopes for the future. On an isolated English farm, Tina Hopgood is trapped in a life she doesn’t remember choosing. Both believe their love stories are over.

Brought together by a shared fascination with the Tollund Man, subject of Seamus Heaney’s famous poem, they begin writing letters to one another. And from their vastly different worlds, they find they have more in common than they could have imagined. As they open up to one another about their lives, an unexpected friendship blooms. But then Tina’s letters stop coming, and Anders is thrown into despair. How far are they willing to go to write a new story for themselves?

©2018 Anne Yongson (P)2018 Random House Audiobooks

Critic reviews

"Tender, wise, and moving, Meet Me at the Museum is a novel to cherish." (John Boyne, New York Times best-selling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas)

"The charmer of the summer...A touching, hopeful story about about figuring out what matters and mustering the courage to make the necessary changes." — NPR

"A moving tribute to friendship and love, to the courage of the ordinary, and to starting again." (Rachel Joyce, New York Times best-selling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry)

I liked it!

I was wondering if I’d like this format of letters, but I soon got into it and enjoyed. Narration was also good.

Gentle but captivating and satisfying love story

This was an unexpected pleasure to read. I found myself wanting to hear more and more. The book is quite slowly paced but completely satisfying and intriguing. I absolutely loved this story and this author. Thumbs up all the way! 

thought and a bit of predictable

but still really enjoyable. I loved it. narrators were perfect capturing their characters, gender, personality and culture so well that I am pretty sure I know exactly what they look like.

True Connection

This is the story of true connection between two people with open hearts. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Thought provoking

Great narrators
Unlike anything I've read before
Beautifully told, with attention to detail linking archeological anthropology to contemporary life.

Interesting format leaves you wanting more

Writing letters seems to be almost a lost art. These two get to know each quite well using this process.

Well developed story line

This story kept my full attention from start to finish. Listening (Audible) to it enhanced the content as the readers were spot on to represent the characters. The flow of communication between the two people the story was spun around were endearing and so like-able. I didn’t want it to wrap up but it did so in an acceptable way. I will encourage friends to read it.

Wonderful story

I enjoyed the book told to correspondence between two individuals. The narrators also we’re excellent.

Excellent Book

Loved both narrators.
Well written.
Thought provoking story.
Read for Feb ‘23 Book Club Mtg.

Lovely

Such a lovely story. This may be one of my favorites. It started out slow, and I almost quit. I'm so glad I pressed on.