The Beginning and End of Everything is the right book for right now. We all need its hope, its glimmers and its message: love conquers all. And not just in the movies.

In this heartbreaking – and heart-mending – memoir, Sarah Hiscox pulls readers into her incredible story of triumph over addiction. What happens when you sink to a suffocating rock bottom and lose everything? Can you ever make it back to the surface again?

Sarah rebuilt her life from the inside out. She regained access to her young sons and remarried her ex-husband – and they are still together today, some twenty years and one daughter later. From the very brink of self-destruction came joy and lasting happiness.

The Beginning and End of Everything is a story of hope and love and light from darkness.

‘This is an inspiring must-read for anyone who is searching for hope in darkness of loss, grief or addiction’ 
Gillian Anderson

‘Sarah’s book is the ultimate story of hope, self-belief and the magic of love. I laughed and cried in equal measure. It’s a compelling story about addiction but, most importantly, it’s a wonderful depiction of a love lost and found again. I couldn’t put it down’ Charlotte Tilbury

‘If you’ve ever wondered how a mum who appears to have everything can trade it in for heroin, here is your answer. An incredibly powerful story of addiction and redemption, told so lyrically and vividly that it made me cry, then cheer and punch the air. It also made me want to be Sarah Hiscox’s new best friend’ Claire Pooley, author of The Sober Diaries

Sarah Hiscox is a counsellor for NA and AA, sponsoring and mentoring newcomers to the programmes. She always works with women and they are often young mothers. Sarah also works with women who have recently been released from prison and liaises with social workers to ensure the women have safe places to live. She gives talks on addiction to partners of addicts, and works with a charity that brings book clubs into prisons.