All the Beauty in the World : A Museum Guard's Adventures in Life Loss and Art

A moving, revelatory story about one of the world-s great museums and art-s capacity to heal, by a writer who spent a decade as a museum guard.

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.