The Bookshop Bowral presents Sarah Clutton

Celebrate the latest novel from bestelling local author Sarah Clutton, The Bookshop of Buried Pasts

Join us for wine and nibbles to celebrate Sarah's emotive mystery - which happens to be set amongst the shelves and pages of an enchanting village bookshop.

Sarah will be in conversation with Kylie Needham, local author of prize-winning novel Girl in a Pink Dress, followed by an audience Q&A and book-signing. About The Bookshop of Buried Pasts

Phyllida Banks is adored in the tiny village of Brookbank, nestled in the Southern Highlands outside Sydney. Admired for her curiosity and wisdom, her

antiquarian bookshop is the hub of the community.

So, when Phyllida is suddenly gone, leaving her granddaughter, Lottie, a letter requesting she 'Find Francis', friends and neighbours rally as Lottie grapples with her grandmother's inexplicable actions and her enigmatic past.

Uncovering a fortune of unknown origin, Lottie discovers a trail that leads to Cambridgeshire, England, and another village bookshop with eerie similarities to their own.

As the decades unravel, she stumbles upon the key to a mystery that has baffled police for fifty years. Several people have gone to great lengths to keep the past buried, and it seems Phyllida is at the heart of everything.

Step inside The Bookshop of Buried Pasts — an exhilarating tale of an abandoned boy and the woman who refused to forget him.

Sarah Clutton lives in Australia's first Book Town on Gundungurra and Tharawal country. She has tried her hand at various jobs: research assistant, judge's associate, insurance claims advisor, litigation lawyer, philanthropic foundation manager and ghost-writer. In between freelance writing gigs, she is events manager for her local chapter of Rural Australians for Refugees. Her bestselling novel, The Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bains, was published in 2025.

The Bookshop of Buried Pasts is her tribute to village living in the Southern Highlands, and to the booksellers and book people who are its beating heart.

More about the book launch

• Sarah Clutton will sign books at the event.

• If you can't come but you'd like a signed copy of The Bookshop of Buried Pasts orThe Remarkable Truths of Alfie Bain, please call The Bookshop Bowral on 02 4862 1634 to place your order. We can even ask Sarah to dedicate a book to you or a friend.

• Dinner is not included in the book launch event, but The Dining Room at Dormie House is a terrific spot to kick on, so do feel free to stay on and shout yourself dinner. You can book online at https://www.dormiehouse.com.au/the-dining-room

TICKETS: $25 (Includes: glass of wine, nibbles, author talk and book-signing)

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