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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 Women's Fiction Friendship Heartfelt Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction

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
Heartfelt Story • Powerful Lessons • Excellent Narrators • Family Relationships • Forgiveness Theme • Book Appreciation

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I love the way the daughter and community came together to help a friend .Not the typical avoidance of people with the disease.

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This book made me want to hug my mother and run fast to the library!

Beautiful story about family & the love of books

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The life's lessons shared by the author hit home. She has inspired me to begin a library for my nearly seven-year-old granddaughter. Storey so eloquently puts into words the thoughts and feelings I so inadequately attempt to put at the forefront in this life. Through her words, I am encouraged to look beyond the immediate difficulties and minute details of our lives, to the bigger picture and a more conscious recognition of what is truly important in this life of ours. Thank you "Sally and Ella" for the gentle reminder.

Who I want to be

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How the mother Sally chose to protect her daughter Ella, is something I’ve seen often with mothers at the risk of their own happiness

Relationships

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Loved all of it, from beginning to end. would recommend to all my friends and family

the rawness of realizing your faulty way of thinking and forgiving yourself

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