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‘A marvel<\/strong>? funny<\/strong>, thought-provoking<\/strong> and comforting <\/strong>all at once’ Clare Leslie Hall<\/strong>, author of Broken Country<\/em><\/p>\n

‘A life-affirming <\/strong>novel of friendship<\/strong>, community <\/strong>and kindness<\/strong>‘ AJ Pearce<\/strong>, author of Dear Mrs Bird<\/em><\/p>\n

Can one small note give her the courage to find a new path?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

One Note. One Act of kindness. Her new beginning is closer than she thinks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kate gave up her dreams of being a painter years ago. But six little words pinned to the noticeboard of her local caf\u00c3\u00a9 could change her path forever.<\/p>\n

‘To be, or not to be?’ – printed on orange card with no explanation – appears one morning.<\/p>\n

Each day, a new line from a different Shakespeare play is added, sparking curiosity throughout the caf\u00c3\u00a9. Among the regulars is Bardy, a retired English teacher grappling with writer’s block.<\/p>\n

As Kate and Bardy follow this breadcrumb trail, they discover a local community group encouraging people to rediscover their own creative spark – and the long-lost courage to chase it.<\/p>\n

For Kate, their new group might just offer a second chance at happiness, if only Bardy can find the strength to share his story too?<\/p>\n

Escape into the world of Sally Page with the perfect armchair read! From the author of phenomenal bestsellers The Keeper of Stories<\/em> and The Book of Beginnings<\/em> comes another novel that will warm your heart.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Readers LOVE Six Little Words<\/em>!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

‘Within a few pages of meeting Bardy and Kate I felt as if I knew them? Brim-full of joy, hope and all the summer feels<\/strong> – I loved it!’ Faith Hogan<\/p>\n

‘Colourful, thoughtful, uplifting and devilishly funny<\/strong>‘ Hazel Prior<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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‘A life-affirming <\/strong>novel of friendship<\/strong>, community <\/strong>and kindness<\/strong>‘ AJ Pearce<\/strong>, author of Dear Mrs Bird<\/em><\/p>\n

Can one small note give her the courage to find a new path?<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[68],"product_tag":[27526,26900,26844,26831,26830],"class_list":["post-113724","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-general-fiction","product_tag-c-2020-to-c-2029","product_tag-contemporary-lifestyle-fiction","product_tag-family-life-fiction","product_tag-humorous-fiction","product_tag-modern-contemporary-fiction","pa_book_author-page-sally","pa_cover-paperback","pa_dewey-823-92-edition23","pa_edition-paperback-original","pa_imprint-harpercollinspublishers","pa_language-english","pa_pages-9229","pa_publisher-harpercollinspublishers","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\nSix Little Words<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"'A marvel? funny, thought-provoking and comforting all at once' Clare Leslie Hall, author of Broken Country'A life-affirming novel of friendship, community and kindness' AJ Pearce, author of Dear Mrs BirdCan one small note give her the courage to find a new path?One Note. 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