Look For The Rainbows

Irene is a detective in the police for her ‘day’

job. She is married to Adam, has sons Ted, Albie and Dusty (who lives in heaven) and step-mum to Callum.

Irene decided to write a book in 2019 when she was recovering from brain surgery. She was told to go home and rest. She started her recuperation by binge watching ‘Line of Duty’ and when that was finished she struggled with the whole resting part of the recuperation.

Irene had dabbled at writing previously and used it as a form of therapy when her second son Dusty was born asleep. She tried counselling but didn’t feel it was the outlet she needed at the time, hence she started writing. Irene states she would get all her feelings down on paper and once they were in front of her she could put them in some sort of order. So like therapy without the cost.

Once Irene had decided to write her first book in 2019 she couldn’t stop writing. Irene’s debut book is called ‘Look for the effin Rainbows.’ She does liken putting her first book on sale, being like flashing on the town hall steps. It was all Irene’s thoughts and feeling there for everyone to see.

After getting great reviews for her first book it spurred Irene on to write more. Many of the reviews said Irene’s book had helped them in different aspects of their lives, so with that Irene decided her next book was going to be a self- help guide. Irene being very familiar with self-help books, as she has a hobby of collecting them, although not particularly reading them.

Irene’s new book is titled ‘Look for the effin rainbows. A self-help guide (not really)’, talks about last year, 2020, a year like no other for all of us. Irene gives tips of what self-care techniques she has tried and the benefits of those techniques. Alongside Irene’s humorous stories, Irene has also invited her friends along to tell their stories.

Irene lovingly refers to her sons as the Stinks, her stories are very honest and tell of the struggles of trying to be the best mum, best wife, best version of herself, but sometimes no matter how hard she tries things go wrong, but the best thing to do is to look for the effin Rainbows and move on.

Irene now has her own website www.lookforrainbows.com where she frequently adds her recent blogs and creates products that go alongside her book, for example, ‘My write it down and throw that sh*t away’ notepad.

Irene is currently creating planners but states they won’t be flowery and fluffy but more real life. Her first planner will be on sale September this year, titled My ‘How to keep your sh*t together at Christmas time’ planner.

All Irene’s books and planners can be found on Amazon, on Irene’s website and online from other good bookstores.

HOLLY HAMILTON BBC PRESENTER AND JOURNALIST: “If there was a curriculum for parents, this would be on it.. Wignall doesn’t pretend to have all the answers for the trials of family life (especially during a pandemic!!) - instead she provides the reassurance you didn’t know you desperately needed with a helpful reminder that you’re not alone. Funny, irreverent and incredibly relatable. This is a little book of gold at the end of the effin parenting rainbow.”

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