Magruders Curiosity Cabinet, H.P. Wood
Magruders Curiosity Cabinet, H.P. Wood
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Magruder's Curiosity Cabinet

Author: H.P. Wood

Narrator: Nancy Wu

Unabridged: 13 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/07/2016


Synopsis

Kitty Hayward and her mother are ready to experience the spectacles of Coney Island's newest attraction, the Dreamland amusement park. But when Kitty's mother vanishes from their hotel, she finds herself penniless, alone, and far from her native England. The last people she expects to help are the cast of characters at Magruder's Curiosity Cabinet, a museum of oddities. From con men to strongmen, from flea wranglers to lion tamers, Kitty's new friends quickly adopt her and vow to help find the missing Mrs. Hayward. But even these unusual inhabitants may not be a match for the insidious sickness that begins to spread through Coney Island...or the panic that turns Dreamland into a nightmare. With shades of Water For Elephants and The Museum of Extraordinary Things, Magruder's Curiosity Cabinet sweeps readers into a mesmerizing world where nothing is as it seems, and where "normal" is the exception to the rule.

Reviews

Goodreads review by H.P.

This is my book. I don't think I'm the one to review it. I can tell you it's not for everybody. But I do sincerely hope it's for you! Editing this to add: My website has a few features that you might enjoy checking out if you liked the book. Magruder's Library lists books that informed my writing, Ma......more

Goodreads review by Diana

MAGRUDER'S CURIOSITY CABINET is a peculiar book with a large cast of odd and colorful characters. In 1904, Coney Island draws thousands of visitors to its spectacular new amusement park called Dreamland. Seventeen-year old Kitty arrives there with her mother from South Africa, only to end up alone an......more

Goodreads review by Matt

Wow. What an incredible read. The cast of characters is very well developed and the writing pulls you into this dark, somewhat dreary, world. Everything about this book is addictive and entertaining, it was one of those books I would classify as “unputdownable!”.......more