Red RosesAutumn is stuck in a rut and desperate to escape the fears that bind her to the life she’s grown to hate. Back home and living with her parents after university with a degree that seems to count for nothing, she knows something has to change. After a chance meeting with a stranger at the beach, she makes the spontaneous decision to move to Dublin and chase her dreams. However, what Autumn doesn’t realise is that she has just made the decision that will lead to her death. But does a short life have to mean an unsuccessful life? Will she be able to make it count?
Red Roses is a compelling and uplifting story that shows the true beauty of life, love and friendship.
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Katie Ward always knew she wanted to write for a living. However, she was told by her careers advisor that “it might be more appropriate for you to work in a shop”. When Katie didn’t get the grades she needed to get into college, she negotiated a three month trial. After successfully completing the course she secured a place at her first choice university to study Journalism.
After realising she wanted to be an author, Katie moved to Dublin where she worked her way up from receptionist to Executive Assistant at Merrill Lynch. Katie continued to write in her spare time, submitting her short story into the “Do the Write Thing” competition being run by Irish TV show ‘Seoigeand O’Shea’. This story was originally written when Katie was 14 after she was inspired by an article in her favourite teen magazine. Katie was the only non-Irish author selected to have her story published in an anthology of the same name which reached 19 in the Irish Best sellers List. Katie was also shortlisted for a competition judged by MAN Booker Prize winning author Roddy Doyle which was run by Metro Eireann newspaper.
Katie currently lives in Devon with her cat (aka ‘Her Royal Fluffiness’) where she sings in a community choir and has recently taken up Archery. Katie’s favourite author has been Roald Dahl since she was a child as she loves the dark edge he brings to his books. On the flip side though, Katie loves Disney, magic, unicorns and a good rom com film at the cinema with her friends.
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Website - https://katiewardwriter.com/
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Written by Katie Ward
Reviewed by
Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews
First, I want to thank Katie Ward and Rachel’s Random Resources for providing me with this book so I can bring you this review.
Ohh if you are anything like me and love all things celebrity, pop culture, and the theatre then you will adore Red Roses by Kate Ward!! Yes, this book has all this rolled into one and then some!!
Katie would like to dedicate this book to her Aunt Susan Ward who she sadly lost to cancer in July of 2020. Also, this book goes out to all the ones that lost loved ones in 2020/21.
Oh how I totally fell in love with this cover design on the Red Roses book cover! Just LOVED the cartoonish graphics, the colors, the design, it made me want to know what the book was about! Kudos to the graphics design team!!
There were many times in Red Roses where things were said that just made me smile ear to ear! One of those was the analogy of the quest for love and finding a good pair of shoes! Even a few times I had to laugh!
I commended Autumn’s parent’s for supporting her decision to spontaneously wanting to move up and relocate to another area! I thought that was an incredibly brave move of her to find happiness!
Red Roses definitely jump around in time!
Having myself worked for Temp Agencies in the past I couldn’t help but laugh at some of the jobs she interviewed for or was put on.
The connection Autumn and Amelia had was beautiful! Always there for eachother supporting one another even miles away.
The character names in this book were so unique I absolutely loved them!
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