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Six Little Words
- Author
- Sally Page
- Narrator
- Antonia Beamish
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 12 March 2026
- Run Time
- 11 hours
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
'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 Bird
Can one note change everything?To be or not to be…
Six little words, printed on orange card, appear one morning pinned to the noticeboard of Kate’s local café. There’s no explanation, no name.
Each day a new line is added, sparking curiosity throughout the café. Among the regulars is Bardy, an ex-English teacher grappling with writer’s block.
For Kate, this trail of words might just offer a second chance at happiness, if only Bardy can find the strength to share his story too…
Escape into the world of Sally Page with the perfect armchair read! From the author of phenomenal bestsellers The Keeper of Stories and The Book of Beginnings comes another novel that will warm your heart.
Readers LOVE Six Little Words!'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 – I loved it!' Faith Hogan
'My goodness, I didn't want to put it down and couldn't stop thinking about it when I had to. Utterly mesmerising. Tender and truly memorable. I adored it.’ Heidi Swain
‘Beautifully written, thought provoking, uplifting… I loved everything about this book!’ Amanda Prowse
'Guaranteed to make you smile – and maybe follow your own secret dream,’ Jo Leevers
'Colourful, thoughtful, uplifting and devilishly funny’ Hazel Prior
Critics Review
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Praise for Six Little Words:
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'Heartwarming and witty… explores how creativity can spark new connections and fill your life with colour. Guaranteed to make you smile – and maybe follow your own secret dream' Jo Leevers
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‘I didn't want to put it down and couldn't stop thinking about it… Utterly mesmerising. Tender and truly memorable. I adored it’ Heidi Swain
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‘Beautifully written, thought provoking, uplifting… I loved everything about this book!’ Amanda Prowse
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'Brimful of joy, hope and all the summer feels – I loved it!' Faith Hogan
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'A cast of exceptionally lovable characters against an exquisite backdrop of sky and seabirds… colourful, thoughtful, uplifting and devilishly funny' Hazel Prior
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'A wonderful, heartfelt book. Clever, emotional and creative. Sally Page always writes the ultimate feel-good stories' Phaedra Patrick
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'I LOVE Sally Page's story-telling and her characters, who, quite frankly, could simply sit about a room for an entire novel and I'd still be entranced' Freya North
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'A powerful reminder that we all have creativity within us, if we just give it a chance to breathe… a gorgeous gem of a story' Freya Sampson
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‘I absolutely loved it! So different, clever, funny and charming’ Sunday Times bestseller Katie Fforde
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‘Tender and moving’ Evie Woods
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‘Absolutely spellbinding … a warm-hearted, thoughtful, funny and yet deeply poignant’ Celia Anderson, author of 59 Memory Lane
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‘A treasure of a book. Beautiful, emotional and heartfelt with a cornucopia of characters you’ll love spending time with’ Phaedra Patrick, author of The Library of Lost and Found
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Details
- Author
- Sally Page
- Narrator
- Antonia Beamish
- Duration
- 11 hours
- Release Date
- 12 March 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008767518
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Family life fiction / Stories about family, Romance: wholesome / clean, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Humorous fiction, Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Synopsis
'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 Bird Can one note change everything? To be or not to be… Six little words, printed on orange card, appear one morning pinned to the noticeboard of Kate’s local café. There’s no explanation, no name. Each day a new line is added, sparking curiosity throughout the café. Among the regulars is Bardy, an ex-English teacher grappling with writer’s block. For Kate, this trail of words might just offer a second chance at happiness, if only Bardy can find the strength to share his story too… Escape into the world of Sally Page with the perfect armchair read! From the author of phenomenal bestsellers The Keeper of Stories and The Book of Beginnings comes another novel that will warm your heart. Readers LOVE Six Little Words! '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 – I loved it!' Faith Hogan 'My goodness, I didn't want to put it down and couldn't stop thinking about it when I had to. Utterly mesmerising. Tender and truly memorable. I adored it.’ Heidi Swain ‘Beautifully written, thought provoking, uplifting… I loved everything about this book!’ Amanda Prowse 'Guaranteed to make you smile – and maybe follow your own secret dream,’ Jo Leevers 'Colourful, thoughtful, uplifting and devilishly funny’ Hazel Prior
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