SKELTON BOOK TO HIT WORLDWIDE MARKET
Skelton book to hit worldwide market
BY TOMMY NETHERY
t.nethery@ulsterherald.com
A DRUMQUIN man's personal account of his life before, during and after the Omagh bomb is set to go global after he signed a contract with a major publishing house.
At the end of last week Kevin Skelton, the co-author of 'Sent By An Angel' officially joined forces with leading international publishing company Hay House.
The deal will see the book hit the shelves in England in March and during the course of next summer will be available in America, Canada, Australia, China, Spain and Romania among others.
And as the Drumquin man contemplates helping to promote his story worldwide, he has been told to expect an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey chat show some time in the near future.
"I have been told that within 12-18 months I can expect to be on Oprah Winfrey," said the outspoken Mr Skelton, whose wife Mena was killed in the 1998 bomb tragedy.
"We (including co-author Yvonne Kinsella) are delighted to have signed the contract. Hay House are what you would call a spiritual publisher. We could have done the deal earlier but we weren't satisfied with agreements around any potential film rights.
"That's all been sorted now and we are looking forward to taking my story to the global audience."
Mr Skelton revealed that the book had been selling extremely well in the North and is delighted with the feedback he has received since the Poolbeg publication first hit the shelves at the beginning of last month.
"I have received hundreds of letters," said the chairman of the new Families Moving On victims group.
"I've had no negative response whatsoever. I wanted my story to be an inspiration to others and on a personal level I have been approached by one or two individuals who found themselves in similar situations. They made it clear that they could identify with the problems I faced and have taken comfort from that.
"There are tragedies happening all over the world and if a few people can get inspiration from reading my story then I'll be happy.
"I wished I had done it earlier. It has helped me immensely. It's helping me close a chapter in my life that I will never forget. It has allowed me to clear the decks."
BY TOMMY NETHERY
t.nethery@ulsterherald.com
A DRUMQUIN man's personal account of his life before, during and after the Omagh bomb is set to go global after he signed a contract with a major publishing house.
At the end of last week Kevin Skelton, the co-author of 'Sent By An Angel' officially joined forces with leading international publishing company Hay House.
The deal will see the book hit the shelves in England in March and during the course of next summer will be available in America, Canada, Australia, China, Spain and Romania among others.
And as the Drumquin man contemplates helping to promote his story worldwide, he has been told to expect an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey chat show some time in the near future.
"I have been told that within 12-18 months I can expect to be on Oprah Winfrey," said the outspoken Mr Skelton, whose wife Mena was killed in the 1998 bomb tragedy.
"We (including co-author Yvonne Kinsella) are delighted to have signed the contract. Hay House are what you would call a spiritual publisher. We could have done the deal earlier but we weren't satisfied with agreements around any potential film rights.
"That's all been sorted now and we are looking forward to taking my story to the global audience."
Mr Skelton revealed that the book had been selling extremely well in the North and is delighted with the feedback he has received since the Poolbeg publication first hit the shelves at the beginning of last month.
"I have received hundreds of letters," said the chairman of the new Families Moving On victims group.
"I've had no negative response whatsoever. I wanted my story to be an inspiration to others and on a personal level I have been approached by one or two individuals who found themselves in similar situations. They made it clear that they could identify with the problems I faced and have taken comfort from that.
"There are tragedies happening all over the world and if a few people can get inspiration from reading my story then I'll be happy.
"I wished I had done it earlier. It has helped me immensely. It's helping me close a chapter in my life that I will never forget. It has allowed me to clear the decks."
Further Information
Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
Ref: UH/2000
Published Date: 20-May-10
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