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The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone

A reclusive miniaturist’s dollhouse-like mansion starts mirroring a real mansion across the country—connecting her to a lonely furniture heir, an old curse of refuge, and a love that forces her to step outside the walls she’s built around her life.

Audrey Burges

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Myra Malone lives in an attic in rural Arizona, where she tends the Minuscule Mansion—an enormous, intricate miniature house that feels alive. With her best friend Gwen’s push, Myra begins sharing photos and essays online, and the site explodes with followers. But Myra’s carefully controlled world fractures when her mother’s secret debt puts their cabin on the brink of auction.

To raise money, Gwen proposes a contest: fans pay to submit essays and win the chance to redecorate a room—maybe even meet Myra. Then a man named Alex Rakes enters, claiming his full-size family mansion in Lockhart, Virginia looks exactly like Myra’s miniature. As Myra and Alex trade messages, they uncover a deeper history: the mansion is a “refuge” tied to a centuries-long keeper, and its magic has been repeating the same wounds and patterns—until love gives Myra the courage to become what the house has always been waiting for.

Who Should Listen to The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone?

  • Listeners who want a tender, magical-realism romance where the love story grows through letters, voice calls, and shared mystery.
  • Fans of cozy, whimsical “house-as-character” stories, miniatures, antiques, and found-family support systems.
  • Anyone drawn to emotional arcs about agoraphobia, grief, healing, and learning to let another person truly see you.

About the Author: Audrey Burges

Audrey Burges is a novelist and humor writer based in Richmond, Virginia. She has published fiction and essays in outlets including McSweeney’s, and she was born and raised in Arizona—an influence reflected in this novel’s landscape and voice.

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