A heartwarming tale of friendship. I love a novel by Sally Page, and this one did not disappoint.
I found it a bit tricky to get into the story at first and was somewhat distracted by Bardy’s narrative style of short incomplete sentences, but once I got into it, I was invested in he characters and the outcome of the story.
I enjoyed the inter-generational friendships, especially Tay and – well, everyone. Despite the age gaps they come together in a creative community group. I also enjoyed the relationship between Lou and Bardy who have been friends since they were at school together, it was a nice representation of a positive male friendship.
Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

As a fan of Sally Page's books I was delighted to be given the opportunity by NetGalley to read this book and in return give a review that reflects my own opinion. 'Six Little Words' is an ideal holiday read. It's about new beginnings, friendship,relationships and enjoying company. Sally Page, yet again, did not disappoint.

This is a magical, slow rambling story of rediscovery. It is insightful and beautiful in its simplicity.

It’s about a group of disparate characters trying to find something new and is charming and funny in places. Mostly it feels like getting to know people – the characters are so rich, and richly flawed, they are a pleasure to unravel. I confess this was a slow burn for me but trust in the writer, because it leads to something enchanting.

I recommend Six Little Words by Sally Page.

Wonderful, her best book yet. If you have read any of Sallys books then this one is even better than those and if you haven’t read them then start. I’m always thrilled and worried when a character is called Kate, because you never know what the author has in store for them but this Kate is kind, loving and flawed, so far so me ………( no spoilers here)
It’s a great read, brilliant characters, interesting area and lots of enjoy.
Highly recommend.

I can’t tell you how much I loved this book. Loved the fact that the hook could have been anything, but what was most important was the people. These wonderful characters seeped into my soul, and kept me turning the pages while at the same time, not wanting their stories to end.
In the village café one morning, divorced and rather lonely Kate sees an enigmatic note pinned to the notice board, and it gets her wondering. As it does Pia, a Danish lawyer who is trying to make the village her home. And Bardy, a retired English teacher who’s better with other people than he is with himself. And Lou, the recently widowed owner of the coffee shop.
The stage is set for a new Shakespeare story, but to be honest I skipped over the literary references, because what played out on the page between these people and the others who form part of their group was more than enough. Their stories were woven together perfectly, friendships formed, and secrets revealed, lives changed along the way. A really strong contender for my book of the year.

Sally Page's books are always great and a must-read for me.
It took me a while longer to get into, maybe because I was away, but the story revolves around a diverse group of people, brought together by a small orange card pinned to a notice board in a cafe. To be or not to be...
Bardy and Kate are the two main characters, with Bardy, a newly separated former teacher, running a group for creatives in the area, and Kate, a single mother to two adult children, who has a special interest in painting.
They have one of those connections that you, as a reader, can feel from early on, but life keeps throwing curveballs at them.
The group comprises interesting characters, and somehow, all their stories overlap, allowing you to get to know and love each of the different people.
It's a story that creeps up on you, then hooks you in, leaving you wanting to keep reading.
Many thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the ARC.

This was first by this author, I was intrigued by the premise of notes bringing people together. The story wasn’t quite what I thought I was expecting, but I found I really enjoyed it none the less.

At first I found the writing style a little hard to understand, I felt it jumped around and it was written like a stream of consciousness narrative. I persevered, taking time to check who’s pov I was reading and sometimes re reading parts, it did grow on me the more I read, becoming invested in the characters and the storyline really helped.

I found I really quite liked Kate, she was so human and relatable. She felt lost, and lonely, she’d fulfilled her parenting duties and her husband had left her and now she didn’t quite know where she fitted. I really enjoyed her story unfolding, her connection to Linda through her sister and I teared up a few times at Linda’s beautifully kind words.

I liked the friendship between Brady and Lou and how they were there for each other, a beautiful life long friendship, and Tay was interesting and both men were looking out for her.

I loved the underlying message of you can be creative in any number of ways, not just the conventional ways, and how women often dismiss their creative side as it’s not seen as important or they feel laughed at. So true and relatable.

The friendship group was beautiful and I loved how they all met up outside of group and helped and encouraged each other, they were having a blast so much that they forgot they were meant to be entering a competition!

A great and interesting read, a little different to my usual but I’m so pleased I read it as I feel it will stay with me a long time.

A bit of a slow start.
Kate joins a group advertised in a local cafe along with Bardy a retired English teacher, each one has to be creative and all the group is different.
Everyone has secrets and all bond together.
A lovely story of friendship.
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC and I give my honest review.

Firstly, a huge thank you to the publishers for giving me exclusive access to this beautiful and poignant read via NetGalley.

I absolutely love Sally Page's writing and Six Little Words did not disappoint. It is such a heartwarming, delightful read, providing an opportunity to escape and be immersed in a journey of hope, of heart, of friends and of life; it envelops you. A brilliantly written hopeful tale and I loved the use of Shakespearean quotes as drivers for the plot.

Community group set up to support entries in an art competition. All the group are making different mediums but the friendships that develop are the heart of the story.
Everyone has a back story and the dynamics thate evolve and change over the course of the story are great.
You can't go back even if it is comfortable you have to go forward.
Enjoy I did

Immersing yourself in a Sally Page novel is like receiving a warm hug. Laced with gentle humour, there are delightful characters to discover and enjoy spending time with. There are backstories that have the potential to become so much better than they were before as new friends come together to support and help one another.

This novel is no exception. There’s the same signature, feel-good, heartwarming touch which her readers love. Yes, there are struggles, tests and trials, disappointments and dismay. These are true to life characters who experience heartache and conflict alongside joy, but the underlying theme is one of hope, overcoming adversity and positivity.

I love the way that creativity is explored as being within the reach of us all. The newly created community group reveals such a vast variety of creative expression between them that inspires them all and reinvigorates their latent talent. Boosted by encouragement, they all find a way to flourish, including retired English teacher Bardy who initially struggles with writer's block.

Strong friendships form and potential romantic attachments hover on the horizon especially for Kate who had almost shut the door on that possibility. These well-rounded, totally believable and loveable characters gel into a supportive, cohesive whole as the novel draws to a satisfying close. Grateful thanks to the author, HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction and NetGalley for the eARC.

Kate's intruiged by the little notice in her local cafe referencing a Shakespeare quote. As each day passes another quote is added. It seems a community group is being formed to showcase creative skills.
The group, wide ranging characters are brought together under the guidance of Bardy, a retired teacher. Each have their own creative ideas and long lasting friendships are made.
I was slowly engrossed in this book, the characters are all delightful and grew as the book develops. The story is heartwarming and uplifting, some sadness but mostly good humoured throughout. I think this is my favourite Sally Page novel.......so far
I have left my review on Goodreads, Bookmory, Storygraph and Fable. I will post to Amazon and Waterstones on publication day

A really lovely book. It flowed well, I liked the characters and the storyline was good too. I didn’t really like the quotes at the start of each chapter but they didn’t take away my enjoyment of the book.

I absolutely loved this book and didn't want it to end. Six Little Words on an orange card pinned to a cafe noticeboard peak Kate's interest. Coping with grief, a divorce, and looking for a new start after her three daughters have flown the nest, Kate joins a new creative group set up by ex-English teacher Bardy. We go on to meet the wonderful characters of this group, all with their own stories and reasons for joining. As the group meet and get to know each other, Brady sees all of them in varying colours - very interesting in itself. This wonderful book has everything - humour, empathy, romance and lots of life events we've all been through at one time or another or know someone who has. I'm so happy that I had the opportunity to read and review this really lovely boo.

4,5 stars rounded up

I LOVE Sally's books and I'm always thrilled to get a new one to read.

Sally has this ability to write about painful experiences but infuse it with such light and love and happiness and hope. It's a real joy to read. Whilst the characters might have done through something difficult and their stories are not always happy, I have never left a book feeling anything other than uplifted. They're good for the soul.

It can be difficult to depict colour and beauty and art in words, but she's managed it beautifully. The same with the description of nature and silence and wildlife and peace and being at one with nature.

There are some fabulous characters and they're mostly all loveable. They're so real and familiar and flawed and recognisable.

It's a passionate plea about the importance of friendship, community, and how family is more than just blood. About second chances, about achieving your dreams, especially as our main protagonists are older characters, they can often feel like they're too old to do anything new but that's not right.

I loved that she added a touch of synaesthesia in it, that ability to see colours. I don't know what it's actually like to live with it, it might be horrible, but from my layman's perspective it sounds really beautiful to be able to see the colour of other people's souls., as it were.

There's not much in the way of real hard-hitting plot, but I don't mean that as a negative. I love character-driven stories rather than plot, and so I really preferred that this is more about the characters themselves than what they are actually doing.

This is going to sound like a negative, because the word is normally seen as a negative, but I don't mean it that way. But it feels a bit disjointed. And the reason I take that as a positive is that Sally has done such a deep dive into the characters' emotions that their thoughts and feelings and speech often overlap each other, along with the added 'seeing colours' element, which adds to the disjointed nature, and I think it really works. It makes it busy and imperfect, and I think that is what actually makes it perfect because that's how people are in real life. So for me, it made me more involved and care more for the characters than if they were too....clinical, too perfect, too structured. I think this is a much better way of depicting the characters and their stories.

I've read all of her books and I have to say The Book of Beginnings is still my favourite, but this is still a remarkable, accomplished novel, full of love and joy and hope and magic. It really is a tonic.

To be or not to be - the six little words of the title posted in a cafe window provide an introduction to the central theme around which this book is built - a creative arts group. The members come together bringing their back stories, their desires and their worries. Each character is fully and wonderfully described as is the Norfolk coastline where they live. Six Little Words is a poignant, feel good book which had me rooting for all the characters in turn. Definitely a must read for the summer.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an advance copy. All opinions are my own.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Love, loss, grief, friendship and second chances. It’s all in there and so great to have older main characters. I loved it.

I normally love Sally Page’s books, but this is one that I just couldn’t get in to. I have tried several times and even tried the trick of starting a few chapters in to see it would hook me into reading from the beginning. But I’m afraid I really struggled. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read it and I would say it is my state of mind at the moment and not the book that has earned this review.

This is a really good story about a community getting together to explore their creativity. It develops into a group of friends with a strong bond. Several difficult subjects covered as the relationships develop and 'real life' gets in the way. Well written and a good ending. I loved the setting in North Norfolk and I loved the various projects that the group expolored. A great read.

This is a lovely heartwarming and uplifting read - its a story of friendships and kind people - Kate is divorced and her girls have grown up and moved away, she sees a curious note in her local coffee shop inviting people to join a creative club and she decides to join. Here she meets an eclectic group of people who have their own stories to tell and they bond over their shared interest. I really enjoyed this - its quirky, fun and made me laugh out loud in places - Pasta Bake ( This had me giggling for ages ! )