The Forgotten Guide to Happiness

Lana Green has always been an introvert. As a writer, she prefers being alone with her books - that is, until she meets Jack Buchanan and his stepmother, the celebrated novelist Nancy Ellis Hall. Nancy lives alone in her North London house, but dementia is turning her eccentricities into a cause for concern. When Lana moves in and they become unconventional housemates,  she believes she is helping Jack and Nancy out. But as she begins to see the world through the prism of Nancy's unique views on love and happiness, Lana's well-planned future veers wildly off-course, taking her in a direction she never anticipated.

About The Forgotten Guide to Happiness

HarperCollins Senior Commissioning Editor Rachel Faulkner-Willcocks said: ‘I’m thrilled to be publishing this funny and moving story about a young woman learning the true meaning of friendship and love. Sophie Jenkins draws on her experiences supporting her mother, a long-time Alzheimer sufferer. She writes about this brutal disease with compassion and authenticity, but also a humour that is deeply touching
Sophie Jenkins says, 'This novel is about love and  the positive, life affirming power of happiness.' 
"So I planned on writing an epilogue; I would say I met Mark on the top of Primrose Hill. As previously noted, in a novel, the setting is everything."
"I don't know if you remember me - I met you at the Edinboro Castle. You're a writer in need of a hero," Jack said.
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My mother, the inspiration for Nancy. "It's not about overcoming, you know. No. It's about what you give up for love. It's the sacrifice, not the power. You're seeing it entirely the wrong way around."
​Amazon reviews of The Forgotten Guide to Happiness
​’WONDERFULLY UPLIFTING’ Trisha Ashley
Sometimes, 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' LOVEREADING
Twenty-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 on 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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