A Bit About Rhona
Rhona Macdonald was born and raised in the remote Highlands of Scotland. She was 12 years old when she was tested and confirmed as being dyslexic, she has spent her life struggling, developing coping strategies and ultimately thriving due to her dyslexia. This is Rhona’s first novel putting to use her exceptional memory as she recounts the years before and after her diagnosis. She is proud to prove to the teacher who bullied her that she is now a published author, despite her dyslexia. Rhona now lives in Auckland, New Zealand with her husband and their collection of rescued animals.
Synopsis
A Child’s Eye View Growing up and into Dyslexia
Rhona grows up with her collected labels of being lazy and immature. She spends her unhappy days, re-doing work, dreading reading sessions, dreaming of escaping it all. She is lost, she does not understand why her efforts results in poor marks, cementing her place in the retard class. She falls further behind in Primary School with a bully of a teacher and her self-esteem is rock bottom. Rhona skilfully develops ingenious strategies and is forever adapting to accommodate the latest challenge. Survival is a daily task. A broken limb and a change of school provides relief. Rhona’s Secondary School English teacher looks beyond the trees of the pre-existing labels and sees the complete view. She sees a bright child with dyslexia and gently shows Rhona a way out of the forest. Rhona still battles with trust and luck and needs all her resourcefulness and determination, but the path looks like it could lead out and so Rhona’s life begins to have hope and a possible future.
Book Launch Party
23rd March 2019
*Photos credit:Â James Ensing-Trussell
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