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The Keeper of Stories: NEW for 2022, the most charming and uplifting novel you will read this year!

The Keeper of Stories: NEW for 2022, the most charming and uplifting novel you will read this year!

bySally Page
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AnneH
5.0 out of 5 starsAffirming everyday life
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 March 2022
This is a life-affirming book in which ordinary people each have their own story that will resonate with the reader. These ordinary stories are not usually heard but here they are told with such empathy and understanding that you feel you really know the characters and become absorbed in their lives and what happens to them. I have read this book three times now and I find new insights on each reading. I recommend this book highly and look forward to further books by this author.
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3.0 out of 5 starsA novel about history, friendship and generational relationship.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 April 2022
The Keeper of Stories is a novel about a woman named Janice, who is a cleaner, and befriends one of her clients, and bit by bit is told stories which reveals the history and life of the 'posh' old woman. This client relationship soon becomes a friendship between the two ladies.
I enjoyed reading this book although I struggled with the plot.i have had a lot on my mind, so the problem may not be the plot of the novel, it may just be me. Although, I think I were to read it again I would enjoy it a little more and perhaps garner more from the story.
One thing I must say is that the characters are real and vivid, and the old woman reminded me of the manipulative old woman in '' Away irh the Penfuins''. I am rating this book 3 out of 5 stars, although I would not be surprised if a reread would result in a higher rating.
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AnneH
5.0 out of 5 stars Affirming everyday life
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 March 2022
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This is a life-affirming book in which ordinary people each have their own story that will resonate with the reader. These ordinary stories are not usually heard but here they are told with such empathy and understanding that you feel you really know the characters and become absorbed in their lives and what happens to them. I have read this book three times now and I find new insights on each reading. I recommend this book highly and look forward to further books by this author.
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Mrs. Joanne Price
5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly lovely book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 March 2022
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I have been unwell in bed this week so has the opportunity to whiz through this gorgeous book in one day.
I really loved the location, the characters and the plot.
I felt as though I was being carried along to every house the main character visited, the description was so thorough. The dog she walked sounded absolutely adorable too.
I kind of felt sorry for the main character being married to such a selfish awful man, but she triumphed in the end.
Very very lovely style of writing.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A novel about history, friendship and generational relationship.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 April 2022
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The Keeper of Stories is a novel about a woman named Janice, who is a cleaner, and befriends one of her clients, and bit by bit is told stories which reveals the history and life of the 'posh' old woman. This client relationship soon becomes a friendship between the two ladies.
I enjoyed reading this book although I struggled with the plot.i have had a lot on my mind, so the problem may not be the plot of the novel, it may just be me. Although, I think I were to read it again I would enjoy it a little more and perhaps garner more from the story.
One thing I must say is that the characters are real and vivid, and the old woman reminded me of the manipulative old woman in '' Away irh the Penfuins''. I am rating this book 3 out of 5 stars, although I would not be surprised if a reread would result in a higher rating.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 March 2022
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This is a fabulous heartwarming story. I loved Janice. Although I wasn't sure how she had the time to clean for all those people. Her own story gave her the strength to accept other people' s stories. A keeper of stories, is a must read .
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Brown Owl
5.0 out of 5 stars What a great story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2022
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Just loved this book, enough twists and surprises to make me read it nearly in one go!
Love a proper ending!
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Bubblecat1980
5.0 out of 5 stars totally recommend!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 March 2022
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What a fabulous book! Intriguing to the last, I can usually predict fairly accurately the way a book will pan out but not this one. Highly recommend.
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J. Begg
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2022
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I really, really enjoyed this. I enjoyed all the principle characters, but equally, the overheard snippets of conversation and lives of those whose stories contributed to the main thread. I found it both engaging - I wanted to keep reading - and relaxing. A very simple beauty to it. I am looking forward to the author's second book already !
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Claudette
5.0 out of 5 stars Just lovely!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2022
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Easy reading and relatable. Made me laugh out loud and also shed a tear. A really lovely book to read…and a good reminder that people get second chances…and that we should all tell stories.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Rambling
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 April 2022
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If you like a slow, rambling, disjointed read then you may enjoy this more than I did.
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JoKatrina
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 July 2022
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I had covid … was very bored … read a few quite good books but time dragged …I wasn’t well on my 6th day still positive
So ordered another book first one up … I usually read all the reviews but only read one which was unusually good.
Well I wasn’t much interested in the cleaning aspect more the sad love life of the cleaner… then I found I was turning more and
More pages…. There wasn’t a plot.. a story… just life .. everyday life and i empathised with the cleaner…
Slowly I was drawn into the whole fabric of the life of Janice. I couldn’t put it down… covid meant nothing I would get over it
And I was no longer bored frustrated or fed up…. It’s a long read
but I still didn’t want it to end…
One word to the author… thank you it helped me overcome a nasty vicious illness… it was clever funny (not one for laughing but I did smile)
And very informative … long time since I read Vanity Fair… ..but it was the every day remarks… make your own coffee .. what’s for dinner…
Wonderful….thank you Sally Page
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