Rachel McGrath

Winner - People's Book Prize (2016 Annual Award for Non Fiction) - Finding the Rainbow Winner - Reader's Favourite Honorary Mention 2016 - Finding the Rainbow Winner - Pinnacle Book Awards (Women's Interest) - Finding the Rainbow Winner - People's Book Award (September 2015) - Finding the Rainbow Solo Medalist Winner - New Apple eBook Awards 2016 - Mud on your Face Finalist - Reader's Favourite Awards 2016 - Mud on your Face Voted in the Top 50 Self Published Books Worth Reading - Mud on Your Face (ranked number 8) - Tortured Minds (ranked number 12) One of my primary ambitions as a young girl was to become a writer. I've always enjoyed putting words to paper. Creating fantastical stories in my head and then watching them translate into short stories or poems, or sometimes just writing about my thoughts and feelings throughout the most crucial stages of my life, as a way of capturing my emotions at that point of time. Whichever, the written word has always enthralled me, helped me find solace and been my constant diversion from reality. My first book, Finding the Rainbow is my personal memoir, detailing our passage towards family planning, I was full of hope and excitement for something I was confident would be a sure path. I was so naïve to the struggles that many women face, and conceitedly, infertility or loss was not something I fathomed would happen to me. It was an unspoken grief that many of my friends had already experienced, yet no one openly voiced. It was only after the fact, often when good news finally prevailed, or sadly when hope was lost, that stories were shared. But only sometimes! I have since published several children's fiction and adult fiction stories. I will continue writing more in the future. www.rachelmcgrath.net REVIEWS for FINDING THE RAINBOW: "... this book is read in an afternoon, like chatting with a good friend over café, the dialogue flows freely without censorship, making the story authentic and raw..." Review by http://www.borntosucceed.com.au "...The author's honesty and openness really brought home the desperate pain people in this situation must be feeling, no matter how they appear to the outside world..." Lady Sara's Book Blog "...a greatly written novel..." Reviews by Paige