Three random facts: 

I graduated university with a Graphic Design degree and spent my twenties working in advertising. Never did it occur to me that my degree would come in handy when I start publishing books.

In my early thirties I was a shop owner. I owned four shops, one of which was in St. Christopher’s Place London W1. I was doing everything from buying the collections to filling up monthly PAYS. It was madness. I’m so glad the economy crashed in 2008 and I had to give up retail.

Then I started writing. It felt like the first conscious decision I’ve made in my life. For the first time, I felt a sense of belonging. The thought “I could be doing this for the rest of my life” didn’t scare me half to death.

My first book, Pot Love, was about food and love.
My second, The Treachery of Trains, is about finding love in unlikely places.

Stolen Journeys I wrote under the name I use as a journalist in my native Bulgaria (visit WORKS for more information). The book is about the beauty of living your life with open eyes and heart. And the love that comes with that.

Currently, I live in Belgium with my family.

Talk to me on Twitter @bysylvia_a