Donna Taylor

Donna Taylor author of a tragic true story – Right of Return.

I am a 57-year-old qualified financial adviser, living in Reading, Berkshire with a sever and enduring diagnosis of Bipolar 1 Affective Disorder. Who is currently an employee at the local psychiatric hospital, where I was once an inpatient.

My whole life was touched by poverty, homelessness and mental illness with the added family pressures of suicide, alcoholism and drug addiction. I hold a deep desire to help others living in similar circumstances.

I was inspired to write my book Right of Return following the death of 21members of my husband`s family when Israel dropped a bomb on a refugee camp in northern Gaza October 2023. Writing my memoir, I found profoundly challenging at times, whilst at the same time provided a therapeutic release of built-up emotions.

I enjoy the simple things in life – spending time with family and friends, listening to music and watching movies. I particularly enjoy travelling overseas to see & experience new cultures.