About The Book
Can one note change everything?
To be or not to be…
Six little words, printed on orange card, appear one morning pinned to the noticeboard of Kate’s local café. There’s no explanation, no name.
Each day a new line is added, sparking curiosity throughout the café. Among the regulars is Bardy, an ex-English teacher grappling with writer’s block.
For Kate, this trail of words might just offer a second chance at happiness, if only Bardy can find the strength to share his story too…
About the Author…
After studying history at university, Sally moved to London to work in advertising. In her spare time she studied floristry at night school and eventually opened her own flower shop. Sally came to appreciate that flower shops offer a unique window into people’s stories and she began to photograph and write about this floral life in a series of non-fiction books. Later, Sally continued her interest in writing when she founded her fountain pen company, PLOOMS.
Sally now lives in Dorset. Her eldest daughter, Alex, is a doctor and her youngest daughter is the author Libby Page.
Sally’s debut novel, The Keeper of Stories, was a Sunday Times bestseller, has now sold over 500,000 copies and has been translated into 29 languages.
Online Zoom Event
Our online zoom event will be held on the 26th August 2026 at 8pm.
About the Book Club…
The Tea Leaves & Reads Book Club was created in July 2020 and is held online and locally, in Andover, Hampshire. Our book club titles are picked carefully from hundreds and hundreds of choices, an almost impossible task. All of our book club choices are hand-signed, available in paperback, and come with the additional option of joining an online zoom interview live with us and the Author. Find out more about the book club by visiting our book club page and sign up for our events by visiting the events page.
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Our three month book club subscription is available for book only or book box purchase and saves you a few pounds. There are also collection options available. Please visit our book club page to find out more.
