However, in this new place, even more impossible things begin to happen. One day, Kara finds a hole in the museum’s second floor, and along with Simon the barista from next door, they discover a physically impossible corridor that leads to a door that leads to a bog dotted with grassy bunkers as far as the eye can see. The museum is filled with all sorts of curiosities like taxidermy, the bones of mythical creatures (like the Fiji mermaid), and art, all of which come from a combination of Earl’s collecting and unsolicited objects sent to him from admirers around the world. It’s a convenient arrangement for each of them as Kara avoids moving in with her mother – whom she loves, but wouldn’t love living with – and her Uncle Earl has some help while he recovers from surgery. The Hollow Places follows Kara (sometimes called Carrot) who moves in with her uncle to help him run his Museum of Wonders after her divorce. What a journey this book was… This year, I’m trying to branch out and read in different genres and modes, and this book is definitely something that I wouldn’t have picked up before.
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