<p><em><b>**Publishing April 2025 – available to pre-order now!**</b></em><b>Debut novelist Abigail Johnson’s <i>The Secret Collector</i> is an uplifting and warm story about friendship across generations, the power of community and finding hope where it had been lost. Perfect for fans of Sally Page’s <i>The Keeper of Stories</i> and Ruth Hogan’s <i>The Keeper of Lost Things</i>.</b><br><br><i>When an elderly eccentric collector and a troubled teen become each other's only hope of getting their lives back on track, what can possibly go wrong?</i><br><br>Alfred is an elderly widower who uses antiques and collectibles to fill the hole in his heart left by his late wife. Kian is a lost teen who has been let down by the care system and finds it difficult staying on the straight and narrow.<br><br>After Kian throws a brick
