The Museum of Lost and Fragile Things: A Year of Salvage

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Suzanne Joinson grew up in a 1980s council estate in Crewe, where her parents were followers of The Divine Light Mission cult. This clash of class and counterculture destroyed her family, leaving a legacy of turmoil and poverty.

Years later, she attempts to reclaim what shes lost and piece together the impact of a childhood infused with esoteric yoga practices, psychedelic encounters, and meditation techniques. She acquires replicas of beloved objects that had to be destroyed in regular purges in the hope of restoring family ties.

The Museum of Lost and Fragile Things explores the realm of mother-daughter relationships and inherited trauma, in a moving, delicately-woven account of coming to terms with a complicated past.

Praise for The Museum of Lost and Fragile Things:

A beautifully written testament to mercy. Jade Angeles Fitton

A gripping portrait of a life, a relationship, a mind as it stretches and stretches. Dr Noreen Masud

Riveting, sad . . . triumphant. Jen Calleja

A beautiful book. Stella Duffy

Gripping and heartbreaking. Lulah Ellender

Author Bio

Suzanne Joinson is the author of two novels, A Lady Cyclists Guide to Kashgar and The Photographers Wife. Her books are translated into fourteen languages, and she was a National Bestseller in the US.

Suzanne won the New Writing Ventures Award, was longlisted for the IMPAC International Literary Fiction Award, and is a member of the Folio Academy. She has been published in The New York Times, the Guardian, and Conde Nast Traveller. She lives with her family in Sussex.