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Join us for our Adult Book Group - Thursday 8 January, 7-8:00 pm
Tickets £7.00/£15.50 (includes a glass of fizz)
We welcome 2026 by sharing a life-affirming novel of self-discovery and second chances. Simon Van Booy’s extraordinary Sipsworth was a dark horse contender for the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (won by Percival Everett) and explores the waning years of Helen Cartwright.
When her life is broken beyond repair after 60 years abroad, Helen returns to the village of her childhood. Her 80th birthday is marked by re-organising cupboards and marvelling that she now lives in a house she cycled past so many times as a young girl. Every day passes in a “slow shuffle” until, one morning three years later, things unexpectedly change. Helen becomes a reluctant foster parent…to a mouse, leading to new connections in her wider community. Revelatory, empathetic and very funny, this little jewel makes perfect reading for a new year and those grey winter nights.
You can order your copy of Sipsworth from The Little Bookshop when you book your place and receive a 15% discount (£9.99 RRP).
Booking is essential, online or at the bookshop.
Critical acclaim for Sipsworth:
"A charming and beautifully written novel about loss, loneliness, and the healing power of connection" – Washington Post
“Booy depicts aging and atrophy, loneliness and invisibility, with compassion…Sipsworth will make you feel lighter, brighter, and more alive.” – Southern Review of Books