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Abigail Johnson - The Memory Keeper
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25 Jul 17:00
Until 25 Jul, 18:00 1h

Abigail Johnson - The Memory Keeper

The Heath Bookshop
Abigail Johnson - The Memory Keeper
The Heath Bookshop

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We are excited to announce that Abigail Johnson will be joining us at The Heath Bookshop to talk about her new book, ‘The Memory Keeper’.

Abigail Johnson is a writer from the West Midlands. Her first novel, The Secret Collector, was written while completing the Curtis Brown Creative three-month novel-writing course, where she was tutored by author Laura Barnett, and was longlisted for the 2021 and 2022 Bath Novel Award. Her writing has also been longlisted for the Exeter Novel Award and shortlisted for the 2021 Edinburgh Flash Fiction Award, and she was a Friday Night Live finalist at the Festival of Writing in 2017.

The Memory Keeper:
It’s never too late to start a new chapter . . .

Meet Gracie. At mid-life, she’s fed up with her unhappy marriage and humdrum career. So when a new housing estate threatens to sever her last connection to her late father – the oak tree he planted as a child – she decides to take a stand. Only Gracie has never stood up to anyone.

When Gracie’s five-year-old neighbour, Tilly, unexpectedly bounds into her life, she shows Gracie that you shouldn’t always take no for an answer. Despite long-buried family secrets being revealed and conflicts taking root, Gracie begins to think that this could be the beginning of a new chapter – one in which she finally discovers her inner strength and realizes that even in the face of loss, there is hope.

Praise:
‘I adored this heartwarming tale of finding love and strength in the most unexpected places’ – Kate Storey, author of The Memory Library
Katie Bishop is an author, journalist, and Kings Heath local. Her debut novel The Girls of Summer – a book that explores themes of consent, trauma and memory in a post – MeToo world – was chosen as a book of the month by The Times, Good Morning America, Apple Books and The New York Post when it published in 2023. Her journalism has been published in The Guardian, The New York Times, The Independent, the BBC and many others. Katie’s second novel High Season is out now.

This event will take place at The Heath Bookshop and tickets are on sale now.

We look forward to seeing you.

Catherine & Claire

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25 Jul
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