Museum of Extraordinary Things

A new novel from the author of }Practical Magic{. Set in Coney Island, New York, in 1911, it follows Coralie, the daughter of a scientist and professor who runs The Museum of Extraordinary Things, a boardwalk freak show. Coralie appears as a mermaid, and one night, when swimming in the Hudson River, she encounters Russian immigrant Eddie, a photographer. Their lives are changed forever.