Sep 27 2009 by Coreena Ford, Sunday Sun
The resulting book was then picked up by publishing house Authentic Media, who have also commissioned another four.
Now the writing duo are in talks with a production company with regards to selling the rights to Rosie: Note to Self.
The story follows the title character’s journey from New York to Northumberland via Oxfordshire, as she rebuilds her life following the death of her husband.
Claire, a Durham University graduate, said writing the book with Graham proved to be a great help.
She said: “Two heads are better than one.
“We’re quite different and that’s made the development of the book more rounded.”
The determined mum-of-one worked for the Birmingham-based charity Catholic Student Council before becoming a lay chaplain at King’s College London School of Medicine, but returned to North Yorkshire to live with her parents when she found she was pregnant.
To order copies of the book, which is on sale priced £8.99, visit www.authenticmedia.co.uk or call 0870 420 8188.