In a town where silence keeps its own secrets, the past refuses to stay buried. In a decaying coastal village, reclusive taxidermist Mara Lark doesn't preserve animals-she preserves "almost people": those who vanished before becoming who they were meant to be. Runaways. Coma patients. Lost souls caught between life and memory. But when one of her "specimens" awakens, Mara must face the truth she's spent years avoiding: that she, too, is one of the unfinished. As the town begins to stir with whispers and light, the boundaries between the living and the lost begin to dissolve. Blending Southern Gothic mystery and magical realism, The Museum of Almost People is a haunting, emotional exploration of identity, belonging, and the strange mercy of being seen. A story for readers who loved Where the Crawdads Sing and Lincoln in the Bardo, this novel captures the quiet power of love, memory, and the ghosts we choose to keep.