Sipsworth

Sipsworth

By Simon Van Booy

Genre:-Fiction: general & literary/Humorous Fiction/Narrative theme; Love & relationships/Narrative theme: Death, Grief, Loss/Narrative theme: Identity/Belonging

Pages:-240

Publisher:-Bedford Square Publishers

Blurb:-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.

 'Loaded with charm, resilience, and the deep desire for connection that all mammals share. I loved it' Ann Patchett 'Utterly charming and heartwarming' Ruth Hogan, The Keeper of Lost Things

Thank you #AD #Gifted #FreeHonestReview @randomthingstours

Instagram:-@simonvonbooy @bedsq-publishers @randomthingstours @paulalearmouth

X(Twitter):-@bedsqpublishers @RandomTTours @mamof9

My Review:-Helen Cartwright spend six decades in Australia, and at the age of 83-years-old, she has returned to her childhood village in England. Now a widow she keeps herself to herself and never bothers anyone. Everyday  is the same, cups of tea in front of the telly, toast and memories of her dead son and husband. The day she noticed that the discarded fish tank the her neighbours had put out, is the day everything changes. Thanks to a little mouse that Helen named 'Sipsworth.' Helen started to go out, the library for books on mouse care, the store for a new home for the mouse and even the hospital because Sipsworth falls ill. Its not long after that the people start to notice Helen and want to help her. This is a lovely story of friendship and love, when you think there is nothing else left for you.