Actor Bella Ramsey has endorsed a profoundly disabled girl’s first book, Eye of the Storm, which sold out in five days.
Twenty-one-year-old Amy Mayo from Newark in Nottinghamshire has cerebral palsy. She wrote Eye of the Storm to raise money for Leicester-based charity Bamboozle Theatre, which she has been with since she was five.
Eye of the Storm is a fictional story that focuses on a journey to the unknown for Captain Amy and her companions. Mayo said, “I’m excited, proud and grateful to have seen my book in print.”
Ramsey, who has appeared in Game of Thrones and has known Mayo for seven years, commented, “many people would meet Amy and assume she couldn’t even understand what was going on, let alone write a book. But she can and she has.
“Everyone is absolutely taken with Amy, her writing and her magnificent imagination. When I first met Amy, her eyes were so full of words she couldn’t yet express. But now, thanks to her determination and the support of her incredible family and teacher, she’s not only been able to learn and communicate but she’s also created a masterpiece.
“What Amy’s story proves is that with care, innovation and determination, we can change the landscape and open crucial doors for profoundly disabled people.”
Christopher Davies, Bamboozle’s co-founder and artistic director, said, “we’re honoured that Amy has decided to raise funds for Bamboozle by writing this beautiful story. More important is the message it gives us all: that profoundly disabled people can do more, much more than we think they can. Amy is the embodiment of this belief.”
More copies of Eye of the Storm have been printed and cost £20. They are available at the Bamboozle Theatre web site.