Behind the Scenes at The Museum by Kate Atkinson

[KittyGlitter]

Does anyone know the meaning of the title please? I have read the book but not sure where the title comes in. thanks

[Quizmonkey]

From a review:

When you see the title of this book, you immediately come to the conclusion that this book must be about a little girl who's family owns a museum. This museum turns out to be just like the museum that YOUR OWN family owns.

Exhibits at the "Lennox family museum" include:
A. A pink, daisy-shaped, glass button
B. A lucky rabbit's foot
C. A George VI coronation teaspoon
D. A bright, artificial smile
E. Bunty's unbearably sad childhood
F. Rabbit-shaped clouds hanging in the sky like zepplins
G. "Mind your boots, Lily"
H. A plane in a death spin
I. Your sister says not to worry
J. The silver locket
K. Thinking about home

Strange exhibits for a museum, don't you think?

These "exhibits" are simply items and memories belonging to several generations of the Lennox family. Each "exhibit" carries with it a history and a memory that the casual onlooker cannot fathom. Some people, like Ruby Lennox, feel that "the past is what you leave behind in life". However, others, like Patricia Lennox, feel that "the past is what you take with you". You decide. Can you really understand the past by simply viewing an object or are most museums (the real type and the kind you might have in your home) full of objects that are unable to tell their stories without an all-knowing narrator?

[KittyGlitter]

thanks very much