Sasha Mayfair didn't plan on collecting quite so many ex-husbands. It just happened slowly over time ? one hopeful decision after another.

Now she's turning fifty, waking up in silk sheets with a Bucks Fizz in hand and a life that, for once, actually feels like hers.

It wasn't luck. It wasn't a makeover. It wasn't 'positive thinking'.
It was the long, occasionally ridiculous process of realising she didn't have to shape herself around other people's needs.

From teenage heartbreak to ill-advised weddings, beige sofas bought for the wrong man and a cousin whose support could curdle milk, Sasha learned the hard way how easy it is to disappear in your own life.

This is the story of how she returned to herself.

The Ex Files is a witty, sharply observed novel about mistakes, second chances and the relief of finally taking up space ? with humour intact.

Perfect for readers who prefer their heroines clever, self-aware and done with apologising.