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Beach Cafe Book Club - The Muse

 

Beach Cafe Book Club - The Muse 

Constantly searching for that perfect Holiday read? Us too, Enter... Beach Cafe Book Club, a monthly read to take us through the year (and get us to read more) Whether we are home or aboard! 

For the month of September, we read the book 'The Muse' By author Jessie Burton, the bestselling Author of the MIniaturist. We ha heard an array of responses about this read which dree us in to check it out. 

We asked one of our Beautiful Stockists Elizabeth Scarlett and Blogger, business babe Anna Hart to let us know thier thoughts, as well as members of the Beach Cafe UK team. 

It recieved a mixed response with a lot of positive points & a few questions! Have a read below and see what you think!

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 Anna Hart - Blogger & Director of One Roof Social 

Having read Jessie Burton's previous book, I was really curious about 'The Muse'. I read the Miniaturist over a weekend as I was so hooked, but was left slightly conused at the ending and felt there were quite a few loose ends. As Burton's descriptions of the characters is so in depth, she leaves herself needing to tie up every aspect of her books - as the reader picks up, and remembers, every note she makes. 

So, The Muse. In short, I really enjoyed it. The 1960s London she describes is really exciting and the characters (particularly Marjorie) are incredible. The way Burton manages to jump from this location, over to 1930s Spain with ease really is pretty masterful and I found it really page-turn worthy and you can follow whats happening very easily, plus I'm always a sucker for art-related literature so found it very interesting. However, as with The Muse as the plot started to come together, it almost over complicated itself and when I finished the book, once again, with a list of unanswered questions. 

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Beach Cafe GM & Social - Laura 

I was at first unsure when the chapters switched from 1960s London to 1930s Spain whether I would be able to follow & enjoy both sides of the story, but I was wrong. Jessie effortlessy switches between each time period and had me excitedly waiting for each switch as the story pieced together.

Although, I personally felt it started quite slow and had a lot of unnecessary gap filling. However,saying this, her character descriptions are beautiful and I had a very vivid picture as I read along. Once I reached the middle I started to enjoy the story and by the end I was screaming for an extra stop on the tube to know what was about to happen next!

My only other criticism would be that the ending seemed to happen very quickly with a 'so thats it' kind of ending, I almost felt like I needed a little bit more, not sure what, but more. However, overall it was a very good read which I would highly recommend. 

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Beach Cafe Director - Emma 

I loved The Muse - It was a great read and I was gripped from the first chapter, staying up far too late to read it each night. I had read the Minaturist and really enjoyed it, but I actually enjoyed The Muse even more. It is set in 2 fascinating periods of history, jumping between 1960s London and pre-civil War Spain in the 1930s. Jessie Burton Creates really strong female characters, and the story's themes of Love, Secrets and Friendship were very thought provoking. The story is all about art and was written in a really vivid and painterly way, with the descriptions of the Spainish landscape bouncing off the page. I would definitely recommend this book. 

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Elizabeth Scarlett - Founder of Elizabeth Scarlett

There are lots of ways to switch off on holiday, but I was well equipped with The Muse. it's broken up into two narratives, one based in 1930's southern Spain and London in the 60's. It tells the travelling story of a painting through time which reveals loveable characters and enchanting mysteries. 

A love story with a puzzle to solve, it had me hooked! I sped through this book in only 3 days and couldn't put it down as the tale unfolded. It wouldn't be my usual choice, as I tend to opt for non-fiction, but as an artist I found the story particularly captivating. 

I loved the descriptions and the fragility of the paradise in which the Schloss family seek refuge and the passion in which Olive describes her ambition to be an artist. The strong women lead the story and I love how thier worlds become intertwined. 

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For the month of October we will be reading 'The Keeper of Lost Things' by Ruth Hogan.

Join in and let us know your thoughts by the end of October! - Email all reviews to Laura@beachcafe.com

Enjoy reading! 

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