{"product_id":"the-keeper-of-stories-sally-page","title":"The Keeper of Stories (Sally Page)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Funny, wise, moving and \u003cstrong\u003efull of lovely moments\u003c\/strong\u003e...The characters are \u003cstrong\u003eendearing and unforgettable\u003c\/strong\u003e' Hazel Prior, author of the Richard \u0026amp; Judy Book Club Pick \u003cem\u003eAway with the Penguins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e'Janice is a wonderful woman whose authenticity pulls you along...the breadth and originality of supporting characters makes this debut \u003cstrong\u003ean immersive delight\u003c\/strong\u003e' \u003cem\u003eDorset Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Absolutely spellbinding\u003c\/strong\u003e...a warm-hearted, thoughtful, funny and yet deeply poignant' Celia Anderson, author of \u003cem\u003e59 Memory Lane\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A treasure of a book.\u003c\/strong\u003e Beautiful, emotional and heartfelt with a cornucopia of characters you'll love spending time with' Phaedra Patrick, author of \u003cem\u003e The Library of Lost and Found\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003e              \u003cem\u003eShe 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...\u003c\/em\u003e            \u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eMrs 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter studying history at university, Sally moved to London to work in advertising. In her spare time she studied floristry at night school and eventually opened her own flower shop. Sally came to appreciate that flower shops offer a unique window into people's stories and she began to photograph and write about this floral life in a series of non-fiction books. Later, Sally continued her interest in writing when she founded her fountain pen company, PLOOMS.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eSally now lives in Dorset. Her eldest daughter, Alex, is a doctor and her youngest daughter is the author Libby Page.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eSally's debut novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Keeper of Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, was a \u003cem\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller, has now sold over 500,000 copies and has been translated into 29 languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65925717557597,"sku":"K096408787","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9640878700001A.jpg?v=1789454407","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-keeper-of-stories-sally-page","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}