Redland Reads Book Club: Sipsworth

Event Type: Classes and workshops,Free Suburb: Point Lookout Age range: Teens,Young adults (18-30),Adults (30+),Seniors Join the monthly book club! Meet with fellow literature lovers and enjoy great conversation together. We kindly request that you pick up your copy of the book from the library as soon as possible. If you are unable to pick up the book, please cancel your reservation so that other library members have the opportunity to attend the book club. New members welcome. Bookings required. Book of the month: Sipsworth Over the course of a single week, a woman who is ready to die discovers an unexpected reason to live. Following the deaths of her husband and son, Helen Cartwright returns to the English village of her childhood after living abroad for six decades. Her only wish is to die quickly and without fuss. Helen retreats into her home on Westminster Crescent, becoming a creature of routine and habit. Then, one cold autumn night, a chance encounter with an abandoned pet mouse on the street outside her house sets Helen on a surprising journey of friendship. Sipsworth is a reminder that there can be second chances. No matter what we have planned for ourselves, sometimes the world has plans of its own. Simon Van Booy’s lyrical storytelling is a delight even as it will fill your heart.