For those who don''t believe in fairytales, I can now assure you that dreams can come true, ladies and gentlemen!
Last month, I decided to write a letter to the Duchess of Cambridge about the launch of my book and being an Olympic Torchbearer. It was a long shot, I realised this, and to be frank, I wasn't expecting a letter in reply. I was doubtful that my letter would even be read by the popular, in-demand Duchess. So imagine my surprise, my bemusement, my complete and utter shock when the envelope with the infamous ER stamp dropped through my letterbox. Yes, that's right, my dream had come true, ladies and gentleman; my favourite monarch had replied to my letter to her!
I am sitting on the cusp of cloud nine as I type this! It's only a modest piece of paper I've received in this infamous envelope, containing a few carefully selected words, but to think that my book has been in the hands of the Duchess of Cambridge - to think that Kate Middleton has held Kindling to Inferno. Wow, I tell you, life doesn't get much grander than this people!
I suppose this is one of the perks of being a young author!
This book is a collection of short stories that depict events in Author's life while she lived in Romania, then in Greece, and last in America. It's a beautiful and very sincere account of a young woman's life and comming to age.
The story of Ron Hull, paralyzed in a surgical accident back in the dreaded polio epidemic days, was able to overcome most of the stigma and stereotypes and "pass for normal" for 30 years. As Ron's paralysis increased gradually through the next 20