About this Event
The Bookshop Bowral is thrilled to support local author Sarah Clutton upon the launch of her uplifting new novel, 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.
"Deeply moving, haunting and so richly layered, with sentences so beautiful they had me awestruck. Sarah Clutton is an enormous talent and I just know this tender story will stay with me for such a long time."
— Tess Woods, author of The Venice Hotel
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.
About Sarah Clutton
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 of New South Wales, and to the booksellers and book people who are its beating heart.
More about the book launch
Tickets include nibbles and a glass of bubbles.
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
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Dormie House, 38 Arthur Street, Moss Vale, Australia
AUD 25.00
