A book written by Evie Clover, daughter of Rainy Day Trust CEO Bryan Clover, has been published to raise money for the charity set up in her memory.
‘Written by the Stars’ tells the story of young girls breaking years of tradition to make their own destiny and was written by Evie Clover at the age of 12. Evie died aged 13 on 11 January 2018 from a rare and aggressive brain tumour and all proceeds from the sale of the book will go to Evie’s Gift, the charity set up by Evie’s parents Bryan and Patsy to offer support to families of critically-ill children.
Bryan explained: “In September 2016, at the age of 12, our daughter Evie wrote a short story to enter a writing competition for all the schools in Bath. She had to write a story of about 5,000 words suitable for 4-7 year old children. She wrote her story and submitted it. We received a very nice letter back from Paragon Publishing saying that the story was incredible and would have won, but they felt that it was better pitched at 10-12 year-old girls.
“Fast forward to February 2018 and shortly after Evie’s funeral we were contacted by the lady at the Royal High School, Bath, who had coordinated the school’s entries for the competition. She had remembered how impressed Paragon had been at the quality of her story and had got in touch with them to tell them about her brain tumour and how we set up Evie’s Gift.”
Paragon decided to publish the story and the book is now in print, illustrated by one of America’s top children’s book illustrators, Dinara. Bryan adds: “Although I say so myself, it’s a lovely story and has a great message for today’s young girls — you have the power to decide your own destiny.”
All proceeds will go to Evie’s Gift and the book is available to purchase from the charity’s website www.eviesgift.org.uk
