The Museum of You

A moving and surprisingly funny novel

The Independent

Wonderfully honest and moving ... communicates with skill the overwhelming power of loss through the mouths of ordinary people in ordinary situations, making her observations all the richer

Carol Midgley, The Times

Poetically and sensitively written ... the main theme - the instinctive aspiration and optimism of children - is an uplifting one

Daily Mail

Carys Bray's words are filled with the most incredible tenderness and wisdom, and every character is so rich, they each become a story in their own right. The Museum of You is beautiful and clever, and honest. I loved every moment of it

Joanna Cannon, author of THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP

A beautifully written tale of loss, love and handwritten exhibition labels

Pyschologies

A beautifully touching and moving read

Good Housekeeping

It is funny, earthy, truthful; and beyond that, it is bold … [Clover] is an utterly convincing child, an optimistic realist … her story and hinterland come to life with exceptional energy.

Helen Dunmore, The Guardian

Tender and touching, Bray gets to the heart of how grief can stunt and stall lives.

Sunday Express, S Magazine

Packed with a wonderfully drawn cast of eccentric neighbours and friends who make up their extended family, Bray spins a witty and tender story from this quirky starting point. The power of memory, the impact of grief and the importance of family are all explored as slowly revealed secrets intensify the novel’s emotional punch.

Sunday Mirror

The Museum of You had me laughing, weeping and reading late into the night ... poignant and uplifting ... it's a confident second novel that never strays far from real life - and one that assures her a very bright future

Stylist

In less skilful hands, this could easily become mawkish or sentimental. But Bray’s talent is her understated emotion and wry humour … it is in the relationships between parents and children that Bray’s prose becomes luminescent … Wise, moving and tender, [The Museum of You] confirms Bray as a perceptive and sensitive storyteller

Hannah Beckerman, Observer

Compassionate and hugely enjoyable

Eithne Farry, Mail on Sunday

A heartwarmingly beautiful story and an absolute joy of a novel. Five stars just doesn’t seem enough.

The Sun

A poignant story of a father and daughter relationship.

Prima, Books of the Year

A beautifully written and emotionally insightful coming-of-age tale

Daily Mail EVENT Magazine