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A review by okiecozyreader
Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I knew I needed something loving after reading horror. This was it, for sure.
“The mouse plops down to the sink and rushes to the lemonade cap. Dips his head for a sip's worth.
Helen watches. "That's it. I'll call you Sipsworth. lis
old-fashioned like me." P92
Sipsworth is such a quiet, sweet story about a widow Helen Cartwright who returns to her hometown in the UK after living in Australia. She is lonely and alone, when one night she sees someone throwing away an old fish tank that has a toy like her son once had. She rescues the tank and realizes later that it became the home of a mouse.
I loved how this mouse begins to give Helen her own new community, where she is appreciated for who she is as an 83 year old woman. Found family is one of my favorite plots, and definitely what I need right now.
“The mouse plops down to the sink and rushes to the lemonade cap. Dips his head for a sip's worth.
Helen watches. "That's it. I'll call you Sipsworth. lis
old-fashioned like me." P92
Sipsworth is such a quiet, sweet story about a widow Helen Cartwright who returns to her hometown in the UK after living in Australia. She is lonely and alone, when one night she sees someone throwing away an old fish tank that has a toy like her son once had. She rescues the tank and realizes later that it became the home of a mouse.
I loved how this mouse begins to give Helen her own new community, where she is appreciated for who she is as an 83 year old woman. Found family is one of my favorite plots, and definitely what I need right now.