All the Beauty in the World
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A revelatory portrait of a great museum and the moving story of one guard's quest to find solace and meaning in art
'Who would have thought that the outstanding art book of you would have been written not by a curator or an art historian or even an artist - but by a museum guard?' Sunday Times
When Patrick's older brother dies at twenty-six, all he wants is to retreat. So, he does. He quits his job and seeks refuge in the most beautiful place he can think of: New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
All the Beauty in the World recounts Patrick's time as a museum guard, keeping quiet vigil over some of our greatest treasures and uncovering the Met's innermost secrets. As his connection to the art and the life that swirls around it grows, so does Patrick - and gradually he emerges transformed by heartbreak, community and the power of art to illuminate life in all its pain, pleasure and hope.
'As luminous as the old masters paintings' Daily Mail
'Consoling and beautiful' Guardian
'Marvellous' Daily Telegraph
'A beautiful tale about beauty. It is also a tale about grief, balancing solitude and comradeship, and finding joy in both the exalted and the mundane' Washington Post
*New York Times bestseller, Nov 24
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HERE WE ARE AGAIN, I READ A WONDERFUL BOOK AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT WITHOUT IT SOUNDING LIKE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE EVER HEARD ABOUT GOOD LITERATURE BEFORE, SOMEONE PUT ME OUT OF MY MISERY, I BEG YOU (That being said, Patrick Bringley wrote a beautiful, beautiful memoir, and if you have ever been to the MET, are interested in visual arts or have any inclination to ever spend a day at the MET ever, you better pick up this book. Readable, enjoyable, wonderfully human, and an unexpected new favorite.)
Description
A revelatory portrait of a great museum and the moving story of one guard's quest to find solace and meaning in art
'Who would have thought that the outstanding art book of you would have been written not by a curator or an art historian or even an artist - but by a museum guard?' Sunday Times
When Patrick's older brother dies at twenty-six, all he wants is to retreat. So, he does. He quits his job and seeks refuge in the most beautiful place he can think of: New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.
All the Beauty in the World recounts Patrick's time as a museum guard, keeping quiet vigil over some of our greatest treasures and uncovering the Met's innermost secrets. As his connection to the art and the life that swirls around it grows, so does Patrick - and gradually he emerges transformed by heartbreak, community and the power of art to illuminate life in all its pain, pleasure and hope.
'As luminous as the old masters paintings' Daily Mail
'Consoling and beautiful' Guardian
'Marvellous' Daily Telegraph
'A beautiful tale about beauty. It is also a tale about grief, balancing solitude and comradeship, and finding joy in both the exalted and the mundane' Washington Post
*New York Times bestseller, Nov 24
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HERE WE ARE AGAIN, I READ A WONDERFUL BOOK AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT WITHOUT IT SOUNDING LIKE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE EVER HEARD ABOUT GOOD LITERATURE BEFORE, SOMEONE PUT ME OUT OF MY MISERY, I BEG YOU (That being said, Patrick Bringley wrote a beautiful, beautiful memoir, and if you have ever been to the MET, are interested in visual arts or have any inclination to ever spend a day at the MET ever, you better pick up this book. Readable, enjoyable, wonderfully human, and an unexpected new favorite.)