Kate Garraway

Forthcoming book:

THE STRENGTH OF LOVE:  Embracing an Uncertain Future with Resilience and Optimism (Bonnier: 14th September 2023)

***From the number-one bestselling author***

'It's a constant cycle of loving and losing, gratitude at surviving and grief for what's been lost. I think we all emerged from the last few years with a new appreciation of life, desperate to get our freedoms back and get out there and live to the full, only to find more fear and uncertainty was waiting for us. These are probably the toughest times we have faced in many decades and we all have to find within us the strength and resilience to get through and to find happiness and love in our futures, whatever life throws at us. This book tells the story of how I am learning to find love and strength to help my family thrive and I hope what I have learned helps you to get through your own challenges. We can do this!'

Kate Garraway has had to learn how to adapt ever since her husband Derek started his fight against the devastating impact of Covid. Each day brings uncertainty and challenges that test her resolve.

In The Strength of Love, Kate explores issues that resonate with so many of us. She looks at the impact of trauma as well as the importance of resilience, adaptability, curiosity and positivity when recovering from it. She talks about identity, purpose, how to embrace uncertainty and take back control of our lives. Through her and Derek's story, she provides comfort and wisdom that will help anyone who has ever felt desperate, lonely or experienced profound loss, or who is fearful about the uncertainty of all our futures.

Despite all that she and her family have had to endure, Kate shows us that love truly is the most powerful and resilient emotion of all.

Previous publication: 

THE POWER OF HOPE - Bantam Press -  April 2021

NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER - #1 Amazon Non-Fiction Charts 

I stood at the start of the new year feeling renewed, thinking that having got through the challenges of I'm a Celebrity ... I had survived the toughest experience of my life, faced my worst fears and thrived. Surely 2020 would be a breeze. How wrong I was. It hadn't been anything close to the toughest experience of my life. My biggest challenge was just around the corner, and it was, for the most part, going to take place in my own home.

In March 2020, Kate Garraway's husband, Derek Draper, contracted Covid-19 and was placed in a medically-induced coma. Initially, Kate was told that he would not survive. Still in hospital and in a critical condition, he is thought to be the UK's longest-fighting Covid-19 patient.

In this intimate book, Kate shares her deeply personal story. As well as recounting how the illness took hold of their lives, she writes about how she is coping with the uncertainty of their future, how she's supporting her children through this traumatic time, how she has found strength in community and how she strives to hold on to hope even at the darkest of times. Covid-19 has affected everyone across the country in so many ways and Kate hopes that by revealing her own personal experience, it will give comfort to others. By sharing the lessons she has learnt along the way, it will help us all begin to try to re-build our lives.

Kate's exceptional courage, positivity and warmth shine through on every page, making The Power of Hope a truly inspiring read that will resonate with all of us whose lives continue to be touched by the virus.