Under the debut spotlight today is journalist Kate Winter and her debut novel The Happy Ever Afterlife of Rosie Potter (RIP) which is published next Thursday, 21st May.
Kate Winter is a journalist, novelist and storyteller from the North West of Ireland who was lucky enough to grow up with no TV (though she didn't consider it a lucky break at the time) and lots of books. After graduating from University of Ulster with first class honours and the Ulster Television Award for her BA in Media Studies, Kate promptly forged a glittering career for herself in waitressing.
Then one day, beside a swimming pool in Australia, Kate decided it was time to write a book. The Happy Ever Afterlife of Rosie Potter (RIP) is Kate's debut novel.
When Rosie Potter wakes up one morning with what she assumes is the world's worst hangover, the last thing she expects is to discover that she's actually dead. With a frustrating case of amnesia, suspicious circumstances surrounding her untimely demise, and stuck wearing her ugliest flannel PJs, Rosie must figure out not only what happened last night, but why on earth she's still here.
Slowly the mystery unravels, but there are many other secrets buried in the quiet Irish village of Ballycarragh, and nobody is as innocent as they first appear. Aided by the unlikeliest of allies in her investigation, Rosie discovers that life after death isn't all it's cracked up to be, particularly when you might just be falling in love . . .
The Happy Ever After of Rosie Potter is a hilarious, life-affirming and romantic journey through Rosie Potter's afterlife, in which she shares the ghostly tale of how she lived, she died, and she loved (in that order).
Guest reviewer Emma Crowley loved this debut novel, you can read her review on publication day next week, so she wanted to ask Kate a few questions about The Happy Ever Afterlife of Rosie Potter (RIP) and her writing so over to Emma & Kate...
Can you give us a brief description of your debut novel The Happy Ever Afterlife of Rosie Potter (RIP)?
The Happy Ever Afterlife of Rosie Potter (RIP) is a romantic, supernatural, slightly twisty Irish comedy. It's about a dead girl who finds herself stuck haunting her hometown in rural Ireland because it appears there are some things she needs to learn about life before she moves along. It's got a lovely man in it too.
