Shirley is a former weekly columnist for the Bella magazine, author of three books, numerous media articles and she is never short of invitations to take part in podcast/radio interviews. ​ Currently, Shirley is writing short fiction stories for women's mags and working on her first novel, which she's very excited about: 'it's a psychological suspense thriller inspired by a true story.' There is also a fun memoir, with a release date of June 2018. It's the first in a series of motorhome memories which focuses on her camping trips to Spain, Portugal and France where she has lived for eighteen years. ​ Shirley's been married to her husband John for thirty-two years, has two grown-up children, one granddaughter and a cat. She spends most of her days writing or gardening, practising yoga and meditation, working as a 'patient information reviewer' and having the odd lunch or two with her friends. Every Wednesday morning she can be found her local commune's l'epicerie sociale helping the Red Cross.