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A delightfully macabre retelling of Madam Tussaud's life. One thing to note is that since this is still the tale of an actual human life, as eventful as it was, the story doesn't really follow a traditional story structure. Which meant that I made a long pause in the reading around the middle of the book due to its pacing. But once I picked the book back up, it didn't take long to dive back in - Edward Carey knows what to do with words.

Torn between 3 and 4 stars, since the writing was top-notch, regardless of the midway slog. I never realised how fascinating and eventful Madam Tussaud's life was.

This book! This book ... I was going to love this book. It was one of my most anticipated releases back in 2018, and I held off reading it. I was worried my extremely high expectations would not be met ending in disappointment. Fast forward two years .... my expectations were not met, ending in disappointment.

Having said that - you may love it. It's a largely fictionalized account of the early life of Madam Tussauds, her experience in Paris , Versailles and a tumultuous ride through the French Revolution.