The 2025 FIRST-TIME AUTHOR winner of The People's Book Prize on her memoir ‘The Future Is Rosie’

Описание: CAROLYN MAYLING won The People’s Book Prize Beryl Bainbridge Award 2025 for a FIRST-TIME AUTHOR for her poignant memoir ‘The Future Is Rosie’.

Published by Alliance Publishing Press

The book describes the stress of having a child hospitalised for months, the heartbreak of losing that child - and how Carolyn and her family dealt with their unimaginable loss, and learned to live again.
Following Rosie's tragic death at the tender age of 11, Carolyn to set-up ‘Rosie's Rainbow Fund’ in her daughter’s memory, providing music therapy to sick children in three hospitals, and support for their stressed and bereaved parents.

But Carolyn’s story does not end there. Wishing to bring life back into her home, Carolyn underwent five years of harrowing IVF treatment and became a mother again at the age of 54. But the joy was soon followed by a painful divorce and a breast cancer diagnosis.

Carolyn’s main message in her memoir is that no matter what one goes through, there is always hope and the chance of finding happiness again.

The winners of The People’s Book Prize are chosen by the public, who vote for their favourite books in Fiction, Non-Fiction and Children’s Literature. You can check out the full 2025 Collection, and can read reader reviews on our website at: https://peoplesbookprize.com/

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