Behind the Scenes at the Museum

Another happy coincidence that this month's book club choice also happens to be on my list of 1000 novels everyone should read. This was an interesting book as it is written from the point of view of one character and written at different stages of her life - including the fetal stage, in fact, the book starts off at the moment of conception. I found this book interesting, at least at first, in that every second chapter is a footnote that is referenced in the previous chapter. I say that I found it interesting at first, as the academic in me was tempted to read the footnote as soon as it was referenced in the preceding chapter, but after four chapters (and four footnotes) I found this format a little tedious. The novel follows the story of Ruby Lennox, a Yorkshire girl, and her family through the highs and lows of family life after World War II. The footnotes act as a way of delving into the families past, looking into the life of Ruby's great grandmother, grandmother and mother, whilst the chapters follow Ruby's life in it's different stages. I don't think this will be a book that I will revisit, and it will be interesting to see what the other ladies think of it.