This is an absolutely enchanting book with the most wonderful characters. I wanted to be friends with all of them. Janice is a house cleaner for a variety of people and along the way to work on the bus and during her work she gathers stories that she overhears. She starts cleaning for Mrs B, a cantankerous and delightful woman who also likes to collect stories. Even better, Mrs B shares a story with Janice. As the book evolves we learn more about these characters lives and most importantly what makes Janice who she is.

This book had my heart full and my emotions overflowing. Thank you so very much to Harper Collins UK, One More Chapter and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this amazing book. You will love this book and characters.

Janice is a collector and a keeper of stories in Cambridge. As she cleans, she hears stories. Janice has a story

too, but Is she willing to share it with anyone.? Everyone she meets has a small victory or two in life alongside

regrets hopes and missed opportunities. Sometimes Janice helps open their eyes to see good in

the simplest of places. This book is a real gem to read. Every character in the story is part of a cross-section of

human nature, with different personalities and coping strategies. An uplifting realistic tale.

. I enjoyed this book immensely.

I really enjoyed this book and was rooting for Janice all the way. I also loved the Rose character and would love to read a book about her exploits as a young woman.

An absolutely engrossing book based on the stories that Janice (just a cleaner as she thinks) collects from her clients. It was hard to put down. Super characters, including a beautifully described fox terrier!

Janice is a cleaner and a collector of stories. When I started reading this book, I had forgotten that it wasn't a fantasy book and I was puzzled, but I liked it anyway. Sadly, I was reading so slowly (nothing to do with the story) that the file expired. As the book is published on the 22nd of February, I think I will purchase it because I'm really curious to know what Janice is hiding and how will evolve the story of Mrs B.

The stories where very long winded and took away the real story of the characters.
Janice is a cleaner and loves telling stories about people she comes across, when she is employed by Mrs B they both start telling each other their stories on other people.
I loved Janice and Mrs B and the story of their real lives but once they started telling each other made up stories to each other it took off in other directions and I lost interest and was confused.
If it was just the lives of Janice and Mrs B I would have give it 5*
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Interesting book about a cleaner Janice who collects stories. Found the first half of the book full of alot of different characters and it dragged forme. The second half was better as characters like Mrs B and Mrs Yeah,yeah,yeah and Tiberius became more connected and developed.. Also the bus driver began to grow on Janice.
Lovely ending. Thanks to Netgalley for an A.R.C.

When Janice starts cleaning for Mrs B – a shrewd and tricksy woman in her nineties – she meets someone who wants to hear her story. But Janice is clear: she is the keeper of stories, she doesn’t have a story to tell. At least, not one she can share. Mrs B is no fool and knows there is more to Janice than meets the eye. What is she hiding? After all, doesn’t everyone have a story to tell?

This is a sweet read but I cannot help but feel it is a bit of a jumbled mess. Janice is a story collector and throughout this read, Janice shares some of her stories with us. This aspect almost felt like lots of short stories. Alongside this, there is an overall story and I just did not think the two went particularly well together. Separately, they could work but together resulted in a confusing, mis-match of a read.

The more I read, the more I did enjoy the read, I think it took me a while to get used to the style. However, I did not find it very gripping and my interest waned. Then we have the characters and I just did not really warm to them. They are all quite sweet and likeable people but there was no connection there and I did not really care what was happening. Interspersed with the light heartedness is a more serious plot thread but I thought it was swamped by the sweet. There were moments of promise just not enough.

'The Keeper of Stories' just was not for me. It is charming but needed more oomph to keep my interest.

Thank you to NetGalley and One More Chapter for an advance copy.

First I want to say every book is not for every person. This book, while I think the author wrote it well, just was not my favorite style. I felt the story dragged for the first half of the book. That is just the style it was written in. There were many diversions from the main plot line, and that left me very frustrated. I honestly wanted to stop reading many times, but I try to finish every book I read, so I pushed on, hoping my feelings would change.

At half point of the book, that did happen. I was more invested in the many story lines and definitely knew I would continue reading to the end. I was happy that I pushed on and read the entire book. The ending was excellent and worth the read. I did enjoy the main plot more than all the diversions that went out from it.

This was the first book I read by Sally Page and look forward to her future books.

I want to thank HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter and NetGalley for allowing me to read the advance reader copy, with no obligation to write a review. My review is written freely as a hobby, and is totally my own opinion, not influenced by receiving the ARC.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

This book is a debut novel. It was an enjoyable and lovely read. The main character Janice is a cleaner who is likeable and has ‘collected’ stories, that are other peoples.

The man she’s married is so boring, but she’s still with him. Baring these stories, she doesn’t see her worth as a individual. The characters were amusing and the storyline was interesting.

The book wasn’t what I was expecting, but it was well written. It makes you unable to put the book down until you’ve finished it.

If you want to read a emotional and heartfelt, feel good story, this is the book for you.

Highly Recommend This Book.

The Keeper of Stories by S. Page, published by Harper CollinsUK/One More Chapter, is a beautiful slow burn.
It tells the story of Janine, a cleaning lady who's through a lot in her life. And she collected stories on her way, some sad, some beautiful.
This book with its stunning cover is a delight to read. Told in a multiple pov, has this new to me author managed to keep me in suspense from start til the last page. A great read, 5 stars.

Who doesn’t like a good story, especially one that keeps you on the edge of your seat with adventure and heroes that are ordinary people? Everyone has a story, some more. But not everyone wants to share their story or think it would make a difference to others.

In this book, Janice is a cleaner and collects stories from others while trying to bury her own. She discovers that being invisible and observing, she learns a lot about people as they share their stories with her. Janice has always gotten the short end of the stick whether in childhood or in her marriage, so she does not realize the positive impact that she makes in other people’s lives. One day she meets a very old woman, also a collector of stories and a keeper of a very interesting story of being a former spy! Mrs. B too is being lorded over and discounted by her loved ones and made to feel invisible. Janice finds a kindred spirit in Mrs. B and together they help each other draw out their own stories as worthy to be told.

I like the references to Arabian Nights where the collection of stories told were to keep one safe and also of Vanity Fair. I found this an interesting read, not only because I wanted to continue to hear the story being told of Becky by the character Mrs. B. but to discover Janice’s own story. The author helps you to sympathize and root for Janice and to applaud Mrs. B. Add to that, some interesting characters are sprinkled in with her varied clientele such as a young boy who lost his father and an opera singer to name a few, made this an enjoyable book to read.

Many thanks to #netgalley #harpercollins #thekeeperofstories #sallypage for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I was initially attracted to the description of the story. However, once I began reading my interest waned rapidly. I just couldn’t get interested in the either the main character or her stories. This was a miss for me.

Gorgeous and atmospheric. Loved it

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me access an advance copy of this book in exchange for my feedback.

Many thanks to NetGalley/author/publisher for a copy of this book.

A genuinely lovely read that I simply could not put down. What an amazing debut from this author, I cannot wait for the release so I can purchase a physical copy.

The book revolves around Janice, a wonderful lady who works as a cleaner and collects stories from everyone/everywhere. Janice is someone who is down on her luck, which makes her instantly likable.

There are a lot of characters within this book to start with but this was dealt with well, I didn't instantly feel connected to anyone but by 100 pages in I was hooked and didn't look back.

Would definitely recommend it for a heartwarming read.

What a triumph of a debut this is from Sally Page. An accomplished tale about Janice, a collector of stories, who works as a cleaner. There's a gentle unravelling of tales as we meet each of her clients and when we meet Mrs B, it's clear they've met each other's match as gradually an unforgettable friendship forms. Be prepared to lose a few hours, if not your heart to this cast of characters. Perfect for fans of Sally Rooney and Annie Lyons.

I could not put this book down . It drew you in. Janice collected stories. She was in a unhappy marriage and finally had the courage to leave him. She cleaned for a living and finally fell in love . A very old but characterful lady helped her and told her amazing story. Janice was also able to make peace with her son and sister - her childhood had been tough. A must must read.

Just an enjoyable story. I don’t read a lot of women’s fiction but I would read more like this. I just laughed and cried and what more can you ask from a good book.

Debut novel by Sally Page

I struggled with the first half as it just felt a little random, all these characters and stories with no links… I wasn’t sure where the book was going, when we meet Mrs B she helps Janice to see she has a story!

I liked Janice as a character and her story!

Thanks to netgalley & Harper Collins for an ARC of this book.

The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page is a beautifully written story about Janice, the best cleaner in all of Cambridge. She is the keeper of stories but it's hers we find throughout the book. Overall a wonderful read and highly recommended.