Open book with plants growing out of it, illustrated in a minimalistic line drawing style.

Madeleine Patch

Turning memories into stories

Writer, dreamer, bookworm

Both Sides Now

When Joni loses her Nan, Birdie, her whole life is put on hold. Swallowed by grief she can’t seem to find a way to move on without the one person who meant the world to her.

Until the day she finds Birdie’s old journal, and letters that contain secrets hidden for over fifty years. Secrets that cause Joni to question everything she thought she knew about Birdie’s past.

A journey of self-discovery, new love, acceptance, navigating life after loss and discovering that perhaps living in the present is the best way to honour the past.

Birdie is gone…but her past is calling.

A story for the cosy souls who also crave adventure.

The magic of The Lost Bookshop x the journey of self-discovery and navigating grief of The Seven Year Slip x the ensemble cast of About Time x the raw truth and hope of a Joni Mitchell song.

A white book with the text "Cover to be revealed" on it, placed against a light beige background.