Please help me welcome Author Rowan Coleman to my blog today!
Woman Walks into a Bar
On
September 10th Rowan is publishing her novella Woman Walks into a
Bar as an ebook for the first time. And 100% of
her proceeds will be donated to Refuge.
Her
goal is to raise £10,000 and you can help. All you have to do is buy a book, or
two, and get your friends to buy one too. You’ll get a funny, romantic and
touching summer read and you’ll be helping women you’ve never
even met at the same time and all for the price of £1.59!
The
story behind the story
Every
book Rowan have ever written has meant a lot to her, but with her latest book ‘Dearest
Rose,’ something really special happened when the real
world and the fiction she loves to write collided. It changed her as
a person and a writer, forever.
She
was getting ready to research her tenth novel, which with the help of her
Facebook readers she decided should pivot around the theme of domestic abuse.
It was a subject she’d touched on briefly once before, when she wrote a short
novella as one of the first Quick Reads called Woman Walks into a Bar,
which to this day remains one of the pieces of work of which she is most proud.
So
she posted on her Facebook page asking if anyone had any personal experiences
of domestic abuse, and any stories they might share with her in confidence.
She
was shocked and amazed by the response; there were more than 200 emails waiting
in her inbox the next day. Each story she read was horrific and frightening in
its own way, giving her an insight into the secret lives of many women; lives
that all too often remain hidden. Domestic abuse can happen to anyone - well
educated wealthy women are just as likely to suffer as women from a working
class background - but the one thing all those women had in common was that
they were survivors. After years of being mentally and physically beaten down,
they had managed to find the emotional strength, somehow, to break free and
start again.
Now
Rowan wants to do something that will help other women find that inner courage,
and change their lives.
‘Woman
Walks into a Bar’ is the story of 28-year-old single mother Sam spends her
days working in the local supermarket and her Friday nights out with her
friends letting her hair down at the White Horse. Life hasn’t been easy for
Sam and her daughter, Beth (who always looks on the bright side) but
she’s always hoped that one day she’ll break free from her past and meet The
One.
But
after a series of terrible dates with men she’s met through an internet dating
site, that have all been as awful as her daughter’s terrible jokes, she’s
starting to lose heart - until her friends tell her they’ve set her up on a
blind date. Sam’s horrified but finally she agrees to go. After all you never
know when you might meet the man of your dreams; maybe Sam’s happy ending
is just about to begin….
So,
come on and join Rowan, and help to #supportafriend on September 10th.
Every time you buy or pre-order ‘Woman Walks into a Bar’ you’ll be entered into
a prize draw for fabulous prizes every week, while the #supportafriend
#womanwalks campaign is running. On 10th September, tweet Rowan photos of you and
your friends, tell her your ideas to support a friend, and why your friends
mean so much to you.
You
can be a best friend to someone you have never even met. You can help someone
out there find the support they need to change their lives.
If
you are a blogger or tweeter, spread the word using #supportafriend #womawalks.
If you are a company who could offer a prize to drive book sales and thereby
money for Refuge, please get in touch. If you are a woman in an abusive
relationship, or if you have a friend about whom you are worried, please get in
touch with Refuge and
ask for help today.
About Rowan
Rowan Coleman grew up in
Hertfordshire secretly longing to be a writer despite battling with
dyslexia. After graduating from university she worked in bookselling and
publishing for seven years before winning Company Magazine Young Writer of the
Year in 2001. Her first novel ‘Growing Up Twice’ was
published in 2002.
Rowan has gone on to write eight novels for women
including the bestseller ‘The
Accidental Mother, The Baby Group’ and ‘The
Accidental Wife‘
and eight novels for children and teens including the paranormal adventure
novels Nearly Departed and Immortal Remains under the name Rook Hasting. Her
books are published around the world. She now lives in Hertfordshire with her
family.
Please thank Rowan for joining us today! Please check out her links and pick up a book!
Keep Writing!
Jodie Pierce
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