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Author: Burges, Audrey

Virginia

Published on 18 January 2024 by PAN MACMILLAN (Pan Books) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 336 pages
130 x 198 x 24 | 230g

A mystical doll’s house draws people together – across the country, and across time. With a love story at its heart, weaving multiple time periods and perspectives, The Miniscule Mansion of Myra Malone is the magical debut novel from Audrey Burges.

Once upon a time there was a house . . . From her attic in the Arizona mountains, thirty-four-year-old recluse Myra Malone blogs about a miniature mansion – a dolls’ house – which captivates thousands of readers worldwide. Myra herself is tethered to the Mansion by a strange magic she can’t understand – there are rooms that appear and disappear overnight, music that plays in its corridors.

Across the country, Alex Rakes, the thirty-four-year-old heir of a furniture business, encounters two Mansion fans trying to recreate a room. Alex is shocked to recognize his own bedroom in minute scale. The Mansion is his family’s 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.

‘Lively, stylish, and full of heart. The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone is decorated with gorgeous wordsmithery and magical trimmings, and I loved every minute spent inside.’ – Sarah Addison Allen, bestselling author of Other Birds'[It is] a mystical, poignant tale about loneliness, loss and love.’ – Woman’s Own’Absolutely charming and haunting in equal measures, a beautifully written love story’ – Taleen Voskuni, author of Sorry, Bro’A refreshing and unique entry into the genre of mystical realism. Perfect for fans of Sarah Addison Allen and for all book lovers searching for a fantastic read.’ – Karen White, bestselling author of The Shop on Royal Street