I won an ecopy of this book from the publisher via Goodreads. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
The Miniscule Mansion of Myra Malone
by Audrey Burges
Published by Berkley
on January 24, 2023
Genre: Adult, Contemporary, Mystery
Length: 352 pages
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Synopsis:
A woman learns to expand the boundaries of her small world and let love inside it in this sparkling and unforgettable novel by Audrey Burges.
From her attic in the Arizona mountains, thirty-four-year-old Myra Malone blogs about a dollhouse mansion that captivates thousands of readers worldwide. Myra's stories have created legions of fans who breathlessly await every blog post, trade photographs of Mansion-modeled rooms, and swap theories about the enigmatic and reclusive author. Myra herself is tethered to the Mansion by mysteries she can't understand--and rooms that appear and disappear overnight, music that plays in its corridors.
Across the country, Alex Rakes, the scion of a custom furniture business encounters two Mansion fans trying to recreate a room. The pair show him the Minuscule Mansion, and Alex is shocked to recognize a reflection of his own life mirrored back to him in minute scale. The room is his own bedroom, and the Mansion is his family home, handed down from the grandmother who disappeared mysteriously when Alex was a child. Searching for answers, Alex begins corresponding with Myra. Together, the two unwind the lonely paths of their twin worlds--big and small--and trace the stories that entwine them, setting the stage for a meeting rooted in loss, but defined by love.
My Thoughts:
Myra Malone has spent her life creating miniatures for the minuscule mansion that she inherited from her step-grandmother who taught her to sew and care for the mansion and its' miniatures since she was a little girl.
As an adult, Myra stays cooped up inside creating blog posts about the mansion that captivate readers all over the world, which is how Alex Rakes, who inherited a custom furniture business, steps in and helps unravel a mystery that Myra has waited for her entire adult life to find the details of.
The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone is a lovely story that is perfect for loves of miniatures and doll houses (in a non-spooky way). Myra's miniature mansion is her entire world, filled with memories of her childhood and years of dedication. The story is filled with these memories and the history of the mansion while also unraveling a major mystery about the mansion and Myra's life and loved ones.
There's a somewhat whimsical aspect to the story, and possibly a little magical realism, but it's also a mysterious tale about family secrets.
There's also a little bit of romance but it's toward the end and is very light and subtle. Perfect for clean readers.
Many thanks to Goodreads and Berkley for the chance to read The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges!
