Sipsworth, Simon Van Booy
Sipsworth, Simon Van Booy
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Sipsworth

Author: Simon Van Booy

Narrator: Christine Rendel

Unabridged: 5 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2024


Synopsis

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.

About Simon Van Booy

Simon Van Booy has written over a dozen works of fiction (including Night Came with Many Stars) and is the editor of three volumes of philosophy. His books have been translated into many languages. He grew up in rural Wales but currently lives in New York City, where he works as an author, an editor, and an emergency medic at the Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosh ~on extended semihiatus~ on December 08, 2024

In a Nutshell: A beautiful contemporary fiction about an old lady and a mouse. Covers several dark as well as light themes. Loved this unusual story that isn't like the other golden-years fiction novels thronging the book market. Recommended! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plot Preview: After sixty year......more

Sipsworth was the first book that I have had the opportunity to read by Simon Van Booy. I was drawn to the cover immediately but I wasn’t sure how I felt about reading about a relationship between an older woman and a mouse. How silly of me! I soon discovered that this heartfelt story was so much mo......more

Goodreads review by Angela M on May 09, 2024

3.5 stars rounded up. Eighty three year old Helen has lost her loved ones and all she has left are her memories and her grief. But then her outlook on life suddenly changes as she rifles through a neighbor’s discarded items, looking for what - she isn’t sure. She does connect to a memory of her son w......more

Goodreads review by Tina on June 03, 2024

If Ratatouille and A Man Called Ove had a baby, it would be this book.......more

Goodreads review by Karen on March 21, 2025

What did I just read? Let me just say that I wanted to love it. Well, first I wanted to like it. Because I really wasn’t sure what I read here. I just know my emotions were left between these pages here. This was a deep, moving, tale, and it got me…but… Was it real? Whether or not it was, there is so......more