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What We Say: “It’s notoriously hard to write about art in a way which doesn’t alienate about 95% of society. Patrick Bringley has cracked it in All the Beauty in the World, his memoir of finding solace as a guard in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. After his brother’s death, Patrick is adrift and purposeless. He packs in his glamourous job at The New Yorker and dons the dark blue suits of the Met guards. Readers will be hypnotised by this moving memoir, where Patrick takes us on an intimate yet accessible tour of the Met’s vast collection, sharing precious moments with us like the stillness of a morning gallery to himself, the quirks of the museum staff, and the beauty within the Met’s walls. It’s a book to treasure.”
What They Say: “An astounding book about an astounding place. All the Beauty in the World is atonce a keenly intelligent examination of the power of art and a profoundly empathetic exploration of the workaday culture that makes art visible to all.” – Alex Ross
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