Janice is a cleaner who collects stories. As she goes about
her daily routine in Cambridge, she collects snippets of other people’s stories
and their lives.
Whilst Janice collects other people’s stories, she keeps her
own past close to her chest. As she goes about her busy day, she realises that
it is letting the stories be told that really allows Janice to get to know
people and this book has a brilliant array of characters. From opera star Geordie
to the annoying Mrs Yeahyeahyeah and my favourite; the wonderful Decius the fox
terrier. We meet a whole host of people but it is Mrs B whose story acts as a
turning point for Janice.
I absolutely loved this book and could not put it down. This
novel is lots of stories interwoven through the main storyline. Each story is
carefully weaved through the book, so that you gradually learn about each
person or family, but it is Janice’s own story that is the missing piece of the
jigsaw. Can she find the courage to tell her story and address her fears?
This book is beautifully written and it is so engaging. I
quickly became absorbed in all of the stories, which take the reader from Paris
during the first world war to Egypt and to Tanzania.
I highly recommend this novel and the cover is so pretty!
5 stars
I read this book as part of the One More Chapter readalong
and it was so much fun to take part.
Ad/PR: I received a copy of The Keeper of Stories as part of
the readalong.
