-- Reviews by the Famous and well Known
‘My Angel Tree’ shows that Kirsty has a very readable writing style and an excellent way with the written word – her book quickly reaches out to the reader. Kirsty relates events with a great recollection for detail but also writes movingly of the emotions and feelings surrounding each step in her family’s journey alongside Jess.
I am happy to recommend this book to you and we are thrilled that Children’s Hospice South West will benefit from the publication, it seems a fitting tribute to a courageous young woman and the love and devotion of her family. (Video: Eddie Farwell talking about 'My Angel Tree' at the official book launch).
Eddie Farwell, Children's Hospice South West (Chief Executive)
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I found this a powerful and honest account of a very moving story, which brought tears to my eyes – but left me feeling uplifted and inspired.
Mandy Robbins, Children's Hospice South West (Director of Care)
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I found this story of a family's struggle to understand and find strength in dealing with a beloved daughter's terminal illness, deeply moving. It is written from the heart and at times, it was heartbreaking to read, however, the love, support and courage shown by Jess and her family is also uplifting. You follow Jess's torment in her fight for life, and you will her to win, as she submits to painful and stressful treatment that could restore her to health. Kirsty has written her story with so much love, and it is a wonderful tribute to her daughter. I wish I had known Jess.
Jill Prior, Author of 'One Moment In Time'
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Extremely moving, a wonderful book written from the heart expressing courage and understanding – a tribute to Jess and her family. (Photo: Apex Publishing's Chris Cowlin, Bob Champion MBE and author Kirsty Bilski. Video: Bob Champion MBE talking about 'My Angel Tree' and his experiences with Cancer).
Bob Champion MBE, Ex-Jockey (Grand National Winner 1981)
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I first became involved with Children’s Hospice South West over 15 years ago in the run up to the opening of Little Bridge House. I am to this day extremely proud to be patron of such a wonderful organisation. I particularly remember one young man usually confined to a wheelchair, who was thrilled to join me in my helicopter for a short flight. It was when he said in answer to my question ‘Have you enjoyed the flight?’ - ‘Yes, particularly when I was able to look down on my wheelchair’ that I first realised that I was going to learn more from these young people who face up to death at such an early age than I could ever give in return.
I always had a standing joke with the founder Jill Farwell that she must never thank me for my visits. I told her that I should be the one saying ‘thank you’ because I am the one who gains so much from spending time with the children and meeting their families.
People often tell me they would rather run a mile than visit a children’s hospice, they fear that it will be depressing, bleak and full of sick children suffering in their beds. The reality is that it is not depressing, but uplifting. A child’s life might be short, but they live each day with courage and to the full, so the hospice rings with life and laughter and although there is sadness, it is sadness shared and the power of love, courage, and friendship shines through. This may be difficult to believe, but if you read My Angel Tree, Kirsty Bilski’s moving tribute to her daughter Jess, it will help you understand.
On the face of it you may feel My Angel Tree offers bleak reading - for it is Kirsty’s account of her eldest daughter’s diagnosis with liver cancer, the illness and treatments endured, and the sad and untimely death of Jess at the age of 11 years. But the success of the book, and its very essence, is that this unbearably sad experience is transformed into an uplifting and heart warming story.
With the consummate skill of an eloquent and articulate writer, coupled with the wisdom and insight of a mother who has suffered one of life's hardest blows, Kirsty takes the reader by the hand and draws them step by step along the journey the family took with Jess. As we travel this road we witness heartbreak, pain, loss and anguish, but more importantly we share immense fortitude, enduring love, a strong faith and the spirit of family - so that in the end we draw courage, inspiration and hope from this deeply moving story.
Sadly, I never met Jess. She came to the hospice when she was very ill and, although I had made arrangements to meet her at Little Bridge House, she died before the visit could take place. It is particularly poignant, therefore, that her mother has brought Jess so vividly to life on the pages of her book. Jess’s story will inspire you with her valiant fight for life and move you as she faces up to death with a maturity beyond her years, and we all have the privilege of getting to know Jess in a way I wish I had been able to do during her life.
On one of my very first visits to Little Bridge House I met a mum who was staying alongside her son who was in the last weeks of his life. We spoke at length and her words touched my heart and have stayed with me ever since. Although, like Kirsty, she was facing the tragedy of her child’s premature death she told me: ‘The one thing we have learnt is that love is stronger than death’. Kirsty Bilski’s book is living proof of this and if you would like to reaffirm your belief in the resilience of the human spirit and the strength of family, then I urge you to read this story – it will remind you of what lies at the heart of our humanity.
Noel Edmonds, TV Presenter - Written the Foreword
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-- Newspaper and Website Reviews
TRIBUTE TO DAUGHTER TO BE PUBLISHED
Wellington Weekly News
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YOU'LL BLOSSOM IN MY HEART FOREVER
Take a Break Magazine (Spring 1 Special)
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MUM, I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE
Kirsty Bilski's daughter Jessica, 11, bravely battled cancer. But it was when she accepted death and stopped her treatment that her real strength shone through.
Waking with a start on the hard chair I'd dozed off in, the smell of disinfectant filled my nostrils and I gazed at the hospital bed where my daughter Jessie lay.
Her hairless head, pale, gaunt face and frail body made her look younger than her 11 years.
Then her eyes met mine and she whispered: "I can't do it any more." For a second I was bewildered, then I realised what she meant - she was asking me to let her go.
"I don't want you to die," I sobbed.
My beautiful daughter looked back at me and replied: "I don't want to die either, but I can't do this any more."
Choking back tears, I clasped her hand. I wasn't ready to let her go. But as I opened my mouth no sound came out. Jessie was right, it was time.
Just a year earlier Jessie had been a happy, carefree girl. But, she started having stomach pains and as we waited for test results her skin took on a faint yellow tinge and weight fell off her.
Finally, she was diagnosed with liver cancer. Doctors said she'd need intensive chemotherapy but they warned that Jessie was so weak she might not survive.
"I want to tell her," I insisted to the doctors. I couldn't let her hear this devastating news from a stranger.
Minutes later I was back at Jessie's bedside, pretending everything was fine. I decided I'd take her out somewhere special to reveal the truth.
But a few days later Jessie took control. "What's wrong with me, Mum?" she asked. "It's cancer, darling," I admitted, pulling her into a cuddle as the tears started to fall.
"Am I going to die?" she chocked I didn't want to lie, I had no idea so I promised the only thing I could. "we'll fight this together."
The doctors arranged Jessie's first course of chemotherapy to finish on Christmas Eve so she could be at our home in Wellington, Somerset, for Christmas Day with her sister Gemma, now 14, and brother Stewart, 13.
It was such a relief to take her home and try to put the past few weeks out of our minds. We did our best to enjoy Christmas Day as normal.
Whenever I felt my eyes fill with tears, I'd brush them away and smile brightly for the children.
But all too soon it was over and Jessie was back having more chemo. It was awful to watch the treatment take its toll on her frail body, but there was no option.
And the doctor was pleased with the results. After nine sessions, he told us the tumour had shrunk enough to make an operation possible.
"I won't get better without it," Jessie said as I signed the consent form.
Surgeons removed three quarters of her liver and she grew stronger and was soon allowed home. But more bad news was to come. The cancer had moved to Jessie's blood - she only had six months left.
The news floored me. But Jessie kept improving and I couldn't take the warnings seriously. She was so positive and sure she was going to beat the cancer.
But as the months wore on, Jessie grew weaker. And, at a fireworks display on Bonfire Night, she suddenly fell to the ground.
An MRI showed four more tumours on her liver, she needed yet more chemotherapy. They explained it wouldn't cure her but might extend her life.
Jessie agreed to more treatment. But this time her body reacted very badly. Her hair fell out and she was constantly worn out, wanting to sleep all the time.
And finally, after suffering through another gruelling day, she told me she'd had enough. She'd never wavered before but I knew she'd thought long and hard about it.
Jessie explained to the doctors that she didn't want to go through so much only to get a few weeks of life in return.
She was allowed home but after two months she began to deteriorate badly. We spent five days at the Little Bridge House, a children's hospice in Devon.
But shortly after we took her home, she worsened very rapidly and we went back again. We spent as much time together as possible and Jessica loved lying with me in the hospice's Jacuzzi.
She had to come off her pain medication to do it so would stay in only as long as she could stand it.
One night as she lay in bed, Jessie turned to me and said: "I love you Mummy, you've done so much for me."
I thought my heart would break in two.
That night, in February 2002, Jessie fell into a deep sleep. I sat next to her for five days, talking softly and stroking her hand.
We knew the end was near and Stewart and Gemma came in to say goodbye.
They were still very young but I told them Jessie didn't have much time left and they gave her an extra-big hug and kiss before saying goodnight.
A few hours later Jessie's breathing changed suddenly. A nurse went to get my partner Jerzy and as he ran into the room, Jessie took her final breath.
Jessie was really gone. She'd been so brave for so long but now it was all over. I sat with her for hours, weeping as I held her hand, until she was moved to another room, laid out like a bedroom.
I went to tell the other children and we all sat and cried. I felt as if I would never stop.
For a week we were able to go in and sit with Jessie, we even hung up her favourite fairy lights around the room.
But as I watched Gemma and Stewart, one thought nagged me. They were so young - would they forget their brave older sister? So a few weeks after Jessie had died, I started to write her story.
Sometimes I couldn't bear to write but other days the words just poured out.
When it was finished, I realised how much my daughter's story could help other people and I sent it to a publisher.
I'm donating the royalties to Children's Hospice South West, which helped us through such a difficult time. I hope people who read it are as inspired by my daughter's courage as I was and still am.
And now I know that whatever happens Jessie and her amazing courage will never be forgotten.'
My Angel Tree published by Apex Publishing Ltd: 01255 428500 or visit http://www.apexpublishing.co.uk Priced at £7.99 (published in September 2008).
Daily Mirror
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Kirsty Bilski's beautiful, poignant and searingly honest account of her 11-year-old daughter Jessica Leigh-Firbank's death from a rare form of liver cancer moved me to tears. But although almost unbearably sad, this is also one of the most uplifting, heart-warming and compelling books I have read in a long time.
Through these pages, surely written in tears and yet also in the warmth of remembered joys and blessings, Kirsty Bilski extends a hand so that we can share, to some small extent, the journey she travelled with Jess. This is a moving tribute to a mother's love for her child and a family's love for each other, and also to those extraordinary people - doctors, nurses, counsellors, hospice staff - who help us along that final journey.
Life is precious and so is our manner of dying; Kirsty Bilski's courageous and remarkable book, with its ultimate message of healing, acceptance and peace, will give strength and comfort to many people.
Susie Weldon, Western Daily Press (Woman's Editor)
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Wellington Weekly News
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NOEL'S BOOK BOSTER FOR GIRL'S MUM
Somerset County Gazette
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CELEBRITY HELPS BOOK FOR HOSPICE
Wellington Weekly News
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WELLINGTON MUM'S BOOK IN MEMORY OF JESSICA
Somerset County Gazette
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I'M A MUM, NOT A WRITER ... I JUST HOPE MY BOOK HELPS ALL THOSE FAMILIES FIGHTING CANCER
Western Daily Press
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There are defining moments in the lives of every writer that etch themselves indelibly into the consciousness. Some of these moments are happy – such as having your first book published, or even being asked to write the foreword for one written by a colleague. Others are poignant, such as interviewing a war hero who has lived through indescribable events, or commenting on a world-shaking episode that transcends mere words. At times even seasoned writers struggle to find the right thing to say.
My Angel Tree is a book written from the heart. It will move you to tears, as it did me. Quite simply it is the true story of a young girl with an incurable illness, but even this is a description which only scratches the surface, for it is much, much more. Kirsty Bilski has written a book which highlights the true meaning of courage; the courage of a young child who knows that her demise is imminent, and the courage of family members who never gave up hope of seeing a miracle happen. It was not to be, but the death of someone of such tender years does nothing to detract from the inspiration that we can draw from a work such as this.
The skeleton framework of My Angel Tree is a long, exhausting round of hospital visits, CT scans, chemotherapy and surgery, but the substance of it is a story of raw courage in the face of truly terrible adversity. My Angel Tree highlights the best and most noble aspects of the human spirit. It creates a benchmark that every decent human being would like to reach when faced with the death of a loved one, and the sheer ordinariness of those at the centre of the story gives each and every one of us hope that we, too, can be an inspiration to others when the need arises.
Kirsty Bilski has penned a truly beautiful volume about a time of great sadness and personal tragedy. That she has been able to do this so wonderfully is a tribute to her skill with the pen, but it also speaks volumes about her incredible fortitude. Her daughter’s character, it seems, was no less endowed, and the presence of both these souls in the world lets us see in our darkest moments that we should never, ever give up hope.
If your faith in human nature is becoming jaded, then you should read this incredible book. Few personal stories have the power to change lives, but this one has. As I began to read it I had just been informed minutes earlier that a close relative is terminally ill with leukaemia and has very little time left. I drew enormous strength and comfort from My Angel Tree, so maybe miracles do happen after all.
Mike Hallowell, The Shields Gazette
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My Angel Tree is a book written from the heart, a mother's account of her young daughter's battle against cancer.
This moving story is searchingly honest and brave, painstaking in the recording of every detail and emotion.
And it reveals how the journey taken together along a road filled with pain, fear, love and incredible courage, brings mother and daughter a powerful bond of friendship.
Despite the sadness, the strength of a family united - along with love, faith and hope - combine to help make sense of an overwhelming experience and produce an uplifting and positive feeling that stays with the reader.
Elayne DeLaurian, Take a Break's Fate & Fortune
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Heart-rendering tribute to courageous Jessica
By Kirsty Maclagan
THE author of a book dedicated to the Children’s Hospice South-West will be signing copies of it at Yeovil’s Waterstone’s store in October.
South-West writer Kirsty Bilski wrote My Angel Tree as a tribute to her daughter
Jessica, who died of liver cancer at the age of 11.
The heart-rendering story follows Jessica’s journey through the illness, as seen through the eyes of her mother.
It also highlights the work of the Children' s Hospice South-West at Little Bridge House in North Devon, where Jessica finally lost her courageous battle.
All royalties from the book are going to the charity and television presenter Noel Edmonds, who is a patron of Little Bridge House, has written a foreword.
The book signing takes place from 12noon-1pm on October 4.
Yeovil Express
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Somerset County Gazette
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I defy anyone to read this book without shedding a few tears. As a parent, I said a silent prayer for my healthy children and cannot imagine what life would be like without them. Kirsty Bilski has been very brave in sharing her highs and extreme lows with us and I hope her book raises lots of much-needed money for the Children's Hospice South West.
Lesley Doube, Cornwall Life
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Cornwall Life Magazine
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Bangor and Anglesey Mail
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Daily Star Sunday (Take 5 Magazine)
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Farnham Herald
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BOOK SIGNING BY INSPIRING WRITER
AUTHOR Kirsty Bilski will be at Swindon Borders next month signing copies of her new book My Angel Tree.
The book is a moving account of the loss of her daughter Jessica who died at the age of 11 from liver cancer.
All the royalties for the book are going to Children's Hospice South West.
Kirsty has written a touching and honest tribute to the life of a very special daughter. Jessica was diagnosed at the age of 10 with an extremely rare form of liver cancer. Her journey through illness is told through the eyes of her mother, who remained always by her side.
Jessica made her own decisions about care and also when she no longer wanted to continue with treatment, knowing full well she would not survive.
The book highlights the work of Children¹s Hospice South West, in north Devon, and recognises the strength of support and encouragement the family continue to receive.
Kirsty will be signing copies between midday and 2pm on September 27 at Borders, in North Swindon Orbital retail park. Details of the book can be found at http://www.apexpublishing.co.uk
Swindon Advertiser
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An excellent read for palliative care patients and carers of all ages.
David Hart, London Voice
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The Lowestoft Journal
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MY ANGEL TREE
Pick Me Up Magazine
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MY LITTLE ANGEL
Kirsty Bilski has survived the worst that could happen to a mother – the death of her darling daughter Jessica. Now she's written a remarkable book about the tragedy, writes Woman's Editor Susie Weldon
KIRSTY Bilski has never sought the limelight. She never wanted to be recognised in her home town of Wellington, Somerset, as the mother whose daughter, Jessica Leigh-Firbank, had died of cancer, aged 11.
She never wanted to display her grief and loss before strangers, even though they were emotions she could not hide.
And she certainly never wanted to gain a kind of fame in the area for having written such a searingly honest and deeply moving account of the 18 months leading up to Jessica's death in February 2002.
Even now, after opening herself up to public scrutiny in My Angel Tree, she admits: "There's something very hard about being so visible."
But, in many ways, Kirsty feels that much of what has happened since Jess died was meant to be.
The book, which started out as a private project, has "taken on a life of its own", and Kirsty has been overwhelmed by the "amazing emails" she's already started receiving from all kinds of readers.
"I've never been taught to write, I'm just a mum," she says, over cups of tea in her family home.
"But I wanted it to be me, my words. And my biggest aim was to make a difference to other people."
All around us are photographs – of Jess, her sister Gemma, now 15, and brother Stewart, 14, and of Jerzy, Kirsty's second husband.
There's a sense of warmth and love here which comes across very clearly, and Kirsty talks eloquently, openly and surprisingly easily about the most difficult subject in the world – the death of her "darling daughter".
JESS was 10 when she first started complaining of stomach pains. Over weeks, the pains got worse. She developed a mysterious itchiness on her legs which spread to the rest of her body.
She lost her appetite, became increasingly tired and her eyes turned yellow – a sign of liver problems.
Months later, doctors discovered the reason: a massive liver tumour. The cancer was rare and aggressive and had already started spreading.
Despite the valiant efforts of Jess and all who treated her, in the end it couldn't be defeated.
There are no parenting manuals that can prepare you for the loss of your child and none that can show you how to help them through the last days of their life. "I didn't know how to do it," says Kirsty, "I just tried to follow my heart."
That included being totally open with Jess about her cancer. All the experts had advised honesty, but deciding to tell her was one of the hardest tasks of Kirsty's life.
"It would have been easy to try to shield her from the truth," she says, "society expects you to shield and guard your children.
"But Jess trusted me to tell her what I knew and she gained a strength from knowing that she could trust me. She could go to bed at night and know that the next day would be another day that we would make the most of.
"I remember asking her towards the end if she would have preferred not to have known, because I know that the fear of dying was there for her. She believed that we go on after death but she didn't know how she would die or whether she'd be in pain.
"She said no, she couldn't bear the thought that I wouldn't have told her the truth. She wanted to be able to say goodbye to the people she loved."
Kirsty tells the story of Jess's fight for life with an honesty that makes My Angel Tree – named after a tree in the church graveyard where Jess is buried – very hard to put down.
Yet while it's intensely sad and filled with the rawness of grief, it's not in any way a bleak book. As Noel Edmonds, who wrote the foreword, says: "The success of the book, and its very essence, is that this unbearably sad experience is transformed into an uplifting and heart-warming story."
Kirsty knows she will never be whole again. Jess's loss has left a cavity in her life that can never be filled. But writing the book has helped her to reach "a place of peace".
It began partly as a gift to Gemma and Stewart, who were just five and four when their sister became ill, and partly as a way for Kirsty to work through her own grief and anger.
"To call it the depths of despair isn't enough – it's overwhelming," she says quietly. "It's like being washed over by this huge wave that rises up, and in the early days it was very hard for me to contain it. It was like being cast adrift, and that's why I say this book was my journey home."
Initially Kirsty had no intention of publishing her memoir. But after going to see a spiritualist, Kirsty began to wonder if the book – then just in draft form on her computer – should be given a wider airing.
"She didn't know me, but the things she said during that meeting made me think that perhaps I should publish it," she recalls.
Hesitantly Kirsty asked Gemma's English teacher to read it: "I thought he'd tell me it was rubbish and that I could then put it away and forget about publishing it," she said. "But he didn't – he phoned me up and completely overwhelmed me with praise. He said: 'Mrs Bilski, this absolutely has to be published.' He said amazing things."
Today, despite her deep sorrow there is a remarkable serenity about Kirsty. She has learned that it is possible to survive the worst that life throws at you: "You can be washed over by grief and you can be full of sorrow but it's survivable," she says.
Since Jess's death, she has trained as a counsellor and now works with children. She officially launched the book last Friday at a ball in Taunton which doubled as a fundraiser for Children's Hospice South West, raising about £5,000.
Jess died at the hospice's Little Bridge House and all proceeds from the book go to CHSW; Kirsty can't bear to be thought to be profiting from the tragedy of Jess' death.
One of the reasons why she believes the book was meant to be is because of a whole series of happy coincidences – synchronicity, she calls it – in the last few years.
That synchronicity continued right up to the ball. Kirsty began looking for a dress a few months ago.
"I couldn't find one because I'm a little plumptious and everything I tried on wouldn't do up," she chuckles. "I was talking about synchronicity in a shop and the owner gave me a card and said 'this lady will help you'.
"I joked with my husband that I was going to see a fairy godmother who would make me a dress."
The card was indeed for a dressmaker who could help. But, with little money to spare, Kirsty was worried about the cost.
"I was thinking maybe I could pay £10 a week," she recalls. "Then she said 'I've heard your story and though normally I'd charge about £180 for this, I'm going to do it for free'."
The memory of that gift lights up her face. But there was still the problem of how she'd get to the ball. Once again, synchronicity stepped in.
One of the raffle prizes Kirsty had organised for the ball was a trip in a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. "They called me and said if they could park it outside during the ball they'd take me there for nothing.
"So I had a carriage and I had a dress and, in a quirky kind of way, I think these are Jess' gifts to me. She's here – and she always will be."
* My Angel Tree is published by Apex at £9.99. All proceeds go to Children's Hospice South West. Visit http://www.myangeltree.com
Western Daily Press
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The Brit (Madeira Newspaper)
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Tenerife Property Guide
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BOOK OF COURAGE IS SELLING WELL
Wellington Weekly News
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MY ANGEL TREE by Kirsty Bilski
BASED on the true story of her daughter’s battle against cancer this sad and endearing book is about the experiences of how Kirsty Bilski and her family coped with their loss.
My Angel Tree a True Experience, is a heartbreaking read which talks openly and honestly of the loss of 10-year-old Jessica, who sadly died in 2002.
The book charts the family’s journey from when they found out that she was ill, to her death and examines the effects that it had on those who loved her.
An inspirational read sees Bilski speak fondly of her daughter and write with warmth and celebration of the life of her first child.
She talks candidly about her daughter’s death and does not hold back in detailing her life, which is refreshing.
We learn of Jessica’s squabbles with her sister and her fondness for mothering her brother, showing a normal young girl who had an appetite for life.
The book includes an array of colour snaps of Jessica with her family and also shows the last picture taken of her before her death.
It also includes a foreword written by television star Noel Edmonds, who is patron of Children’s Hospice South West, where Jessica spent her last days.
All author royalties are also donated to the hospice which makes it an even more of a rewarding read.
Express & Star
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The Self Publishing Magazine
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BOOK LAUNCH TO AID CHARITY
Limited Edition: The Magazine of Somerset
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My Angel Tree is the tragic account of the eventual death of Jessica Bilski who at the age of ten was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of liver cancer. The book is written by her mother, Kirsty, and is truly heart-rending. Once the diagnosis was confirmed the whole family have to come to terms with the fact that Jessica is going to die. However throughout the two years of her fatal illness Jessica and the whole family courageously attempt to continue with the day-to-day running of life. They continue to have family holidays even though Jessica is suffering terrible discomfort and the account of Jessica bravely meeting Myleene Klass brings tears to ones eyes. When the family realized that any future uncomfortable treatment was not going to help Jessica she entered Little Bridge House Children’s Hospice where she was given support from the most amazing and dedicated medical staff. All Author Royalties are to be donated to Children’s Hospice South West.
Tenerife Property Guide
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Yeovil Express
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Credition Country Courier
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-- Book Signings and Events
Kirsty Bilski signed copies of her book 'My Angel Tree' at Waterstone's, Bridport.
Waterstone's, Bridport
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Kirsty Bilski signed copies of her book 'My Angel Tree' at Waterstone's, Yeovil.
Waterstone's, Yeovil
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Kirsty Bilski signed copies of her book 'My Angel Tree' at Borders, The Orbital Shopping Centre, Swindon.
Borders, The Orbital Shopping Centre, Swindon
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Kirsty Bilski signed copies of her book 'My Angel Tree' at Wellington Books, Wellington, Somerset.
Wellington Books, Wellington, Somerset
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Kirsty Bilski signed copies of her book 'My Angel Tree' at her official book launch at Taunton School, Taunton. The guest list included ex-jockey Bob Champion MBE and the Children's Hospice South West's chief executive Eddie Farwell.
Official Book Launch: Taunton School, Taunton
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Kirsty Bilski with a copy of her book 'My Angel Tree' at the Children's Hospice South West shop, Yeovil.
Children's Hospice South West, Yeovil
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Kirsty Bilski signed copies of her book 'My Angel Tree' at her official book launch at Taunton School, Taunton. The guest list included ex-jockey Bob Champion MBE and the Children's Hospice South West's chief executive Eddie Farwell. (Video: Kirsty Bilski talking about her book 'My Angel Tree' at the official book launch).
Official Book Launch: Taunton School, Taunton
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Kirsty Bilski signed copies of her book 'My Angel Tree' at her official book launch at Taunton School, Taunton. The guest list included ex-jockey Bob Champion MBE and the Children's Hospice South West's chief executive Eddie Farwell.
Official Book Launch: Taunton School, Taunton
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