The Book of Beginnings

· HarperCollins UK
4.7
19 reviews
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416
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**Sally Page's remarkable new novel The Secrets of Flowers is available now**

From the author of the phenomenal bestseller The Keeper of Stories, comes an utterly beautiful and charming novel full of mystery and secrets waiting to be uncovered...

‘Filled with compassion and insight ... a true ode to friendship’ HAZEL PRIOR

‘Masterful storytelling’ CELIA ANDERSON

‘A powerful ode to friendship’ Fabulous

Her new chapter starts now...

Jo Sorsby is hiding from her past when she agrees to run her uncle’s beloved stationery shop. Glimpsing the lives of her customers between the warm wooden shelves, as they scribble little notes and browse colourful notebooks, distracts her from her bruised heart.

When she meets Ruth, a vicar running from a secret, and Malcolm, a septuagenarian still finding himself, she suddenly realizes she isn’t alone.

They each have a story that can transform Jo’s life... if only she can let them in.

The perfect gift for book lovers, The Keeper of Stories meets The Lost Bookshop in this gorgeous novel about secrets, second chances and finding friendship in the most unlikely places.

Netgalley reviewers LOVE The Book of Beginnings!

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Ratings and reviews

4.7
19 reviews
Sam Todd
29 September 2023
The opening few chapters, including the prologue, are written in the present tense, which perhaps makes the central character Jo's takeover of her uncle's beloved stationery shop - and the circumstances surrounding that, such as the uncle's dementia and Jo dealing with being dumped by her boyfriend as well as becoming estranged from her best friend - seem more immediate, while the short chapters and sentences makes the prose easy to read.
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warbabybites
22 October 2024
I loved this, despite it not being my sort of book at ALL! I have to confess that I only got it 'cos it was a reduced price but serendipity was on my side. This warmed me in ways I didn't expect. I usually put myself in the cynic column but something about this story got to me. So if you want your spirits lifted, give this a go. :-)
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Rosalie Sheppard
22 April 2024
Such a wonderful book, that made me think a lot about life and friendships..... And has left me with a burning desire to visit Highgate Cemetry?!
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