Sipsworth
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bedford Square Publishers
Published:18th Jul '24
£16.99
This title is due to be published on 18th July, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
'Simon Van Booy’s characters are loaded with charm, resilience, and the deep desire for connection that all mammals share. I loved it' Ann Patchett
Following the deaths of her husband and son, Helen Cartwright returns from sixty years in Australia to the English village of her childhood. Her only wish is to die quickly and without fuss.
Helen retreats into her home on Westminster Crescent, becoming a creature of routine and habit. Then, one cold autumn night, a chance encounter with an abandoned pet mouse on the street outside her house sets Helen on a surprising journey of friendship, and a way back into life itself.
'Sipsworth is a love story about a woman and a mouse. Reason suggests that such a relationship couldn’t possibly work, and yet I found myself pulling for this unlikely duo on every page. Simon Van Booy’s characters are loaded with charm, resilience, and the deep desire for connection that all mammals share. I loved it.'
* Ann Patchett *'Beautifully detailed, and filled with heart, Sipsworth is a slim, sparkling jewel of a novel.'
* Christina Baker Kline *'Through tears, laughter, joy, and pain, I just couldn’t stop reading this novel about friendship and second chances. Sipsworth is a marvel – storytelling at its absolute finest'
-- Marc Levy'Enchanting... Material that could easily feel saccharine or twee is fresh and often funny, thanks to the author's artful prose... Van Booy takes the familiar trope of an ageing person's unexpected renewal and makes it feel new'
* Publishers Weekly starred review *'Charming... The prose is simple yet lovely; the story sneaks up on the reader's affections, as deft as Sipsworth himself... Generous, vibrant and quiet novel' Foreword Reviews
ISBN: 9781835010877
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