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The Memory Library

By: Kate Storey
Narrated by: Jilly Bond, Imogen Wilde
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‘A gorgeous story full of emotion and a very special library.’ – Evie Woods, bestselling author of The Lost Bookshop

Some stories stay with us forever…

For forty-two years, Sally Harrison has been building a library.

Each year, on her daughter’s birthday, she adds a new book to her shelves – with a note in the front dedicated to her own greatest work.

But Ella – Sally’s only child – fled to Australia twenty-one years ago after a heated exchange, and never looked back. And though Sally still dutifully adds a new paperback to the shelves every time the clock strikes midnight on July 11th, her hopes of her daughter ever thumbing through the pages are starting to dwindle.

Then disaster strikes and Ella is forced to return to the home she once knew.

She is soon to discover that when one chapter ends, another will soon follow.

All you have to do is turn the page…

Journey through the pages of this heartwarming novel, where hope, friendship and second chances are written in the margins. Perfect for book lovers everywhere and fans of Sally Page’s The Keeper of Stories.

©2024 Lisa Timoney (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Romance Women's Fiction Comedy Heartfelt Feel-Good

Critic reviews

'The Memory Library is so joyful. Kate Storey writes from the heart and the gut about mistakes and how we can learn from them. Great characters and a truly heartwarming story – I loved it!' Amazon Kindle bestselling author Laura Pearson

'The Memory Library is a joy and a delight from start to finish. A magical story and a magnificent celebration of the wonderful world of books and libraries – one to treasure and re-read over and over again.' USA Today bestselling author Celia Anderson
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Great story with a eclectic bunch of characters. Turns a very negative diagnosis into a positive .

believable characters

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Wonderful narrator and a heartwarming story reminding us to live love and be true to ourselves and those we love, completely

Wholesome and beautiful

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Beautiful story, loved every minute. Relatable, emotional and just a truly wonderful read/listen. Provided space for self reflection which is always something I love in a book.

Loved it!!

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I loved everything about it. A heart warming book that says that we can overcome adversity.Even in the most daunting of situations.Also the narrative was marvelous.

Avid reader Jean

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This was a delightful story and thought provoking to me. An easy listen which I recommend.

Another good listen.

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