Women’s fiction-Mystery
Pub date: 10 September 2026
384 pages
Four stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟
My thoughts:
Sally Page’s novels are must reads for me. I love the way that she tells her stories with warmth and heart. She does exactly that here.
This title, was as enjoyable as any of her other books but, was a bit different in that it included a cozy mystery. Nonetheless, it was vintage Sally Page with its characters who come to life and some life lessons as well.
Lara, a florist, has become close to Lady Porter after many visits with her. She is dismayed when Lady Porter dies and questions the cause given for her death. As a result, Lara wants to dig deeper. Imagine her surprise when Abigail appears to help her. The two will work together and readers will wait to see what they find out as various characters and motivations come to life. Readers will also become engaged in Lara’s life and relationships.
Readers will hope for a happy ending for Lara. They will also be delighted to have spent time getting to know (ghost) Abigail.
Many thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins UK for this title. All thoughts are my own.
Description:
from the publisher
Escape into the world of Sally Page with the perfect armchair read! From the author of phenomenal bestsellers The Keeper of Stories and The Book of Beginnings comes another novel that will warm your heart.
An unexpected guest. One mystery to solve…
All Lara wanted was a quiet life as a florist when she moved to North Dorset. But the death of her close friend Lady Porter changed everything.
Lara suspects foul play – she just can’t prove it.
That is, until The Hon. Abigail Rossmore arrives. An unexpected guest with an extraordinary story to tell, this maybe Lara’s only chance at justice.
Together, can they uncover what really happened to Lady Porter, and will Lara rediscover herself along the way? Readers LOVE Sally Page!
‘What a gem of a book!’★★★★★
‘I am in awe of Sally Page’s writing’ ★★★★★
‘So refreshingly original’ ★★★★★
‘You just have to read it’ ★★★★★
‘A read cover-to-cover-in-one-sitting book that gives all the feels’ ★★★★★
‘Wonderful, just wonderful’★★★★★
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