The Keeper of Stories
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The Keeper of Stories

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The Keeper of Stories

About this book

'I absolutely loved it! So different, clever, funny and charming' Sunday Times bestseller Katie Fforde

'Funny, wise, moving and full of lovely moments…The characters are endearing and unforgettable' Hazel Prior, author of the Richard & Judy Book Club Pick Away with the Penguins

'Janice is a wonderful woman whose authenticity pulls you along…the breadth and originality of supporting characters makes this debut an immersive delight' Dorset Magazine

'Absolutely spellbinding…a warm-hearted, thoughtful, funny and yet deeply poignant' Celia Anderson, author of 59 Memory Lane

'A treasure of a book. Beautiful, emotional and heartfelt with a cornucopia of characters you'll love spending time with' Phaedra Patrick, author of The Library of Lost and Found

She can't recall what started her collection. Maybe it was in a fragment of conversation overheard as she cleaned a sink? Before long (as she dusted a sitting room or defrosted a fridge) she noticed people were telling her their stories. Perhaps they always had done, but now it is different, now the stories are reaching out to her and she gathers them to her…

When Janice starts cleaning for Mrs B – a shrewd and tricksy woman in her nineties – she meets someone who wants to hear her story. But Janice is clear: she is the keeper of stories, she doesn't have a story to tell. At least, not one she can share.

Mrs B is no fool and knows there is more to Janice than meets the eye. What is she hiding? After all, doesn't everyone have a story to tell?

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'Oh my giddy aunt what an amazing book…absolutely adored it from start to finish' Jeannie

'Not what I was expecting at all…loved the way it ended' Julie

'An absolutely wonderful, unputdownable book full of delightful characters' Sue

'What a wonderful idea for a book…A joy to read' Angela

'Beautiful story…I loved every minute of reading it!' Rubie

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Information

Year
2022
Print ISBN
9780008453510
eBook ISBN
9780008453503

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Prologue
  7. 1. The start of the story
  8. 2. Family stories
  9. 3. Stories within storeys
  10. 4. Everyone has a song to sing
  11. 5. A husband’s story
  12. 6. Every story needs a villain
  13. 7. A shaggy dog story
  14. 8. Never judge a book by the cover
  15. 9. In search of a heroine
  16. 10. Every man should leave a story better than he found it
  17. 11. Choosing your own story
  18. 12. Every story has a beginning
  19. 13. Every story ends in death
  20. 14. One perfect moment
  21. 15. The oldest story in the world
  22. 16. There may be trouble ahead
  23. 17. Stories have to be told or they die
  24. 18. Home is where the heart is
  25. 19. Never tell a story to a deaf man
  26. 20. The thick and the thin of it
  27. 21. When push comes to shove
  28. 22. A traveller’s tale
  29. 23. In search of Scheherazade
  30. 24. An island of books
  31. 25. Reading between the lines
  32. 26. The foreign prince
  33. 27. A drink precedes a story
  34. 28. Never write anything down
  35. 29. The quiet voices
  36. 30. The end of a story
  37. 31. The untold story
  38. 32. Grief is not as heavy as guilt
  39. 33. Two sides to every story
  40. 34. The boy and the dog
  41. 35. Words written on paper
  42. 36. End of an era
  43. 37. We are all storytellers
  44. Author’s Note
  45. Acknowledgments
  46. Thank you for reading…
  47. About the Author
  48. One More Chapter...
  49. About the Publisher

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