The Book of Beginnings

From the bestselling author of The Keeper of Stories and The Secrets of Flowers comes a gorgeous, heartwarming story about secrets, second chances, and finding friendship in the most unlikely places.

Her new chapter starts now …

Jo Sorsby knows she’s hiding from her past when she agrees to run her uncle’s beloved stationery shop. Glimpsing the lives of her customers between the warm wooden shelves, as they scribble little notes and browse colorful notebooks, distracts her from her bruised heart.

When she meets Ruth, a vicar running from a secret, and Malcolm, a septuagenarian still finding himself, she suddenly realizes she isn’t alone.

They each have a story that can transform Jo’s life … if only she can let them in.

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Release date

Audiobook: 10 January 2026