The Forgotten Guide to Happiness: The unmissable debut, perfect for anyone who loved THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS

The Forgotten Guide to Happiness: The unmissable debut, perfect for anyone who loved THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS
Sophie Jenkins

’WONDERFULLY UPLIFTING’ Trisha AshleySometimes, happiness can be found where you least expect it…'Absolutely and completely adorable, this all embracing story will break, mend, and fill hearts with warmth, humour and love' LOVEREADINGTwenty-eight-year-old Lana Green has never been good at making friends. She’s perfectly happy to be left alone with her books. Or at least, that’s what she tells herself.Nancy Ellis Hall was once a celebrated writer. Now eighty, she lives alone in her North London house, and thinks she’s doing just fine. But dementia is loosening Nancy’s grip on the world.When Lana and Nancy become unconventional house mates, their lives will change in ways they never expected. But can an unusual friendship rescue two women who don’t realise they need to be saved?An irresistible story of love, memory and the power of friendship that readers of The Keeper of Lost Things and The Lido will adore.Readers love The Forgotten Guide to Happiness‘A warm, beautiful read … tender and inspiring’ Goodreads Reviewer‘A truly delightful story about love, friendship and figuring out what matters the most. It wraps itself around you like a warm, comforting blanket and it made me chuckle, a little emotional at times but in the end, pretty happy’ Goodreads Reviewer‘I wholeheartedly recommend this book to other readers. I can’t wait to see what comes next from this fantastic author. 5* out of 5*’ The Ginger Book Geek‘An enchanting, thought-provoking read which left me with a massive smile on my face’ The Writing Garnet‘Oh boy did this novel warm my heart from the top of my head to the tips of my toes … a different kind of love story and will definitely make you think about life, love, friendship, and what really matters in this world’ Goodreads reviewer‘Endowed with one of the perfect endings, this uplifting book will make you happy irrespective of whether you forgot the feeling or not’ Goodreads reviewer

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2018

Copyright © Sophie Jenkins 2018

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Source ISBN: 9780008281809

Ebook Edition © May 2018 ISBN: 9780008281816

Version: 2018-05-11

Dedication (#u07c610c3-1ee4-57b4-9b96-e7f702aedbc4)

To Paul and Joe, Elaine, Pat, William and George,

for humour, happiness, tolerance and joy;

and for Rowena, with love

Table of Contents

Cover (#u630b9ef6-24d0-5c2b-a7ce-35ac61767068)

Title Page (#u877cf3b3-ed6b-523a-8a47-3bcff1e96b02)

Copyright (#uab21d5ea-82d8-58ae-9f80-b9264bf31aa1)

Dedication (#ub82c92f4-c80c-50d5-9525-12d5eed4e150)

Prologue (#u90961768-0faa-5118-978b-e01dc3853bbe)

Chapter One: The Sequel (#u1262fbaf-8381-51d1-874e-73af8180bab2)

Chapter Two: Heroic Attributes (#u1696772e-b31b-5f15-837b-cb5b93eff167)

Chapter Three: Reflections (#ubafd0825-2465-5a5d-b6c0-2e08f9d57691)

Chapter Four: Catalysts for Change (#u665eef3a-4ecf-56df-9c05-afeb46ea97ff)

Chapter Five: Writer’s Block (#u33ea88d8-f0a6-5325-a095-18cb61e5f032)

Chapter Six: Plateau (#u042a2eae-2b08-5cf0-8ffd-b02f61e1aa77)

Chapter Seven: Turning Point (#uf1d5d353-27b7-516e-9ec7-54569bf2fc14)

Chapter Eight: Words, Words, Words (#uc0b832f6-faf3-5f11-aaf4-faf73c61ad7e)

Chapter Nine: A New Dawn (#u00376dd0-bfab-5c6b-8956-e1ebc596eea9)

Chapter Ten: Perseverance (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven: The Science of Attraction (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve: Defining Stories (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen: The Way Forward (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen: A Source of Inspiration (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen: Rapport (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen: Archetypes (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen: Antagonists (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen: Barriers (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen: The Shape of the Hole in the Hero’s World (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty: Return of the Antagonist (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One: Heroines (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Wrong Turning (#litres_trial_promo)