The Lost Guide to Life and Love

Follow food writer Tilly Flint as she discovers her roots, her sense of adventure and the secret to happiness in this timeless, inventive tale for fans of Eva Rice and Elizabeth Noble.

Do the answers to Tilly Flint's future lie in her past?

In a nightclub full of the rich and famous, a glamorous model leaps from a window and escapes into the night. Food writer Tilly Flint – on a rare date with boyfriend Jake – is sole witness to her flight. Little does she know the chain of events set to unfold…

The following week, Tilly and Jake have the last of many arguments, leaving Tilly alone in the wild Pennines landscape where she's on assignment. Terrified yet strangely exhilarated, she investigates the area – and finds more than a few surprises.

Intrigued to learn that, as an only child, she has family in the area, Tilly starts to dig deeper, discovering her great grandmother's past and the eerie parallels with her own life. As she explores the treacherous moors, she stumbles across mysterious pieces of cherry-red ribbon. What do they signify? And who is the strangely familiar face in the local pub?

Then a chance encounter with celebrity Clayton Silver leads Tilly into a high-octane world that spells danger. Can the ribbons from the past be a lifeline in the present?

Reviews

Praise for The Lost Guide to Life and Love:

‘An excellent bedtime read.’FIVE STARS
Claire Nasir, OK! magazine

‘well written with believable, empathetic characters and a satisfying plot – the story zips along at a fast pace’
Daily Mail

‘A romantic, entertaining and heartwarming read.’
Closer

‘This is ideal for whiling away these cold, dark nights indoors.’
Teeside Evening Gazette

Praise for Sharon Griffiths:

‘This charming novel is a great summer read.’ Closer

‘This gem is sure to make you laugh.’ OK

‘A wonderfully warm romantic comedy’ The Bookseller

‘Sharon is a master storyteller. The plot twists keep you hooked until the very last page.’ Eastern Daily Press

About the author

Born and brought up in Wales, Sharon had a free-range 1950s childhood. After grammar school, she read English at the University of Bristol, then worked for the BBC and later for ITV. On a press trip on a goods train between Ipswich and Glasgow, where she was the only woman on board with forty men, Sharon met her husband and moved north and into newspapers. Among other journalism she now writes five newspaper columns a week.
Writing is all Sharon has ever wanted to do – even when she was rushed to hospital with a suspected brain haemorrhage, she was busy composing an article inside the ambulance.