The Keeper of Stories

By: Sally Page

Narrated by: Jessica Whittaker

A charming, uplifting debut novel—full of humor and depth—that has taken audiences around the world by surprise.

Everyone has a story to tell. But does Janice have the power to unlock her own?

She can’t recall what started her collection. Maybe it was in a fragment of conversation overheard as she cleaned a sink? Before long (as she dusted a sitting room or defrosted a fridge) she noticed people were telling her their stories. Perhaps they had always done so, but now it is different, now the stories are reaching out to her and she gathers them to her …

Cleaner Janice knows that it is in people’s stories that you really get to know them. From recently widowed Fiona and her son Adam to opera-singing Geordie, the quiet bus driver Euan, and the pretentious Mrs. “YeahYeahYeah” and her fox terrier, Decius, Janice has a unique insight into the community around her.

When Janice starts cleaning for Mrs. B—a shrewd and prickly woman in her nineties—she finally meets someone who wants to hear her story. But Janice is clear: she is the keeper of stories, she doesn’t have a story to tell. At least, not one she can share.

Mrs. B is no fool and knows there is more to Janice than meets the eye. What is she hiding? After all, doesn’t everyone have a story to tell?

©2023 by Sally Page (P)2022 by HarperCollins Publishers

The Keeper of Stories

Loved it. Slow sta but worst it. The ending is very mysterious and intriguing too.

Absolutely a treat

By far one of my favorite books I’ve ever read. If in doubt, it is absolutely worth a credit.

Intriguing heartwarming and beautiful

This is not my usual listen but I’m so glad I did. A story of life and all its ups and downs with well rounded characters.

I loved the narration. And the story crept up on me a little at a time.

I liked the fact that a mystery was built into the story, with clues being revealed piece by piece. Mrs B was a great more revealing than Janice, as Janice had a great deal of guilt to relieve herself from. All in all, it was a totally different and better story than I was prepared for.

Concept and characters

Some small plot lags but there is really no area that I did not enjoy immensely!