This is the debut novel for author Lola Jaye. We follow the main character Lois Bate from age 12 through 30 as she is guided by a "manual" of advice and life lessons her deceased father has left her. Initially I almost stopped reading during the teen years but kept reading and for me the story got better. The story takes place in the UK and the older the character gets the more interesting the story became, and there is a lot of humor in her father's advice. There is an underlying sad tone as nothing in the real world can fill the void in Lois's life but I enjoyed how the author wrapped up this story.