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1939, London: From McPhail's Passage to Kensington's Grand Palace Hotel, Rose Dunbar is evacuated from her humble home on the Rock of Gibraltar and dropped into a chaotic city of falling bombs, perplexing class rules and bad weather. Despite being 'flagrantly foreign' to the locals, she becomes an efficient go-between for the upper-class ladies helping out with the war effort and her own tribe of noisy displaced families.

Meet Eve, who has departed from her 30-year career to become a Free Spirit, Sally, who has waved goodbye to her indifferent husband and two grown-up children, and Anastasia: defiantly independent narrow-boat-dweller, suddenly vulnerable as she awaits a life-saving operation. Inexperienced and ill-equipped, Sally and Eve embark upon a journey through the canals of England, guided by the remote and unsympathetic Anastasia.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson, read by Helen Lloyd and Lars Knudsen. When Tina Hopgood writes a letter of regret to a man she has never met, she doesn’t expect a reply. When Anders Larsen, a lonely museum curator, answers it, nor does he. They’re both searching for something, they just don’t know it yet. Anders has lost his wife, along with his hopes and dreams for the future. Tina is trapped in a marriage she doesn’t remember choosing.

Tina und Anders hatten einmal andere Wünsche ans Leben. Jetzt sind sie Anfang sechzig und haben beide gerade jemanden verloren, der ihnen sehr nahestand und der eine Lücke hinterlässt, die zu füllen ihnen unmöglich scheint. Und auch ihre Hoffnungen und Träume haben sie mit den Jahren aus den Augen verloren - das Leben zog vorbei, und dieser eine Moment kam nie. Tina und Anders sind sich noch nie begegnet, doch durch Zufall beginnen sie einen Briefwechsel. Sie teilen Glück und Sorgen, tauschen sich über Familie und Arbeit, Kunst und Natur aus.