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| Blind author Trish Vickers dies day book is published | Blind author Trish Vickers dies day book is published |
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| A blind author whose dying wish was to see her book published passed away the day it came off the presses. | A blind author whose dying wish was to see her book published passed away the day it came off the presses. |
| Trish Vickers had terminal cancer and had put out an appeal to have Grannifer's Legacy printed. | Trish Vickers had terminal cancer and had put out an appeal to have Grannifer's Legacy printed. |
| The 64-year-old lost her sight 11 years ago and wrote the book by hand, but 26 pages were blank as she did not realise her pen ran out of ink. | The 64-year-old lost her sight 11 years ago and wrote the book by hand, but 26 pages were blank as she did not realise her pen ran out of ink. |
| A local firm was able to publish the book within two weeks, but the Charmouth resident died on Thursday. | A local firm was able to publish the book within two weeks, but the Charmouth resident died on Thursday. |
| Ms Vickers wrote the novel over six years and did not use a computer or Braille to write the novel. | Ms Vickers wrote the novel over six years and did not use a computer or Braille to write the novel. |
| 'Elated and devastated' | 'Elated and devastated' |
| She instead used a system of rubber bands and a clipboard to help guide the pen across the page. | She instead used a system of rubber bands and a clipboard to help guide the pen across the page. |
| Forensic experts from Dorset Police were able to recreate the words from the missing pages by analysing the indentation made by the pen on the page. | Forensic experts from Dorset Police were able to recreate the words from the missing pages by analysing the indentation made by the pen on the page. |
| It was then given to Dorset-based publisher Magic Oxygen. | It was then given to Dorset-based publisher Magic Oxygen. |
| A book would usually take about six months to publish, but editor Simon West made every effort to get the book published before Ms Vickers died. | |
| He said: "As soon as we met Trish we fell in love with her, but we soon realised that her condition was deteriorating and we needed to act fast. | He said: "As soon as we met Trish we fell in love with her, but we soon realised that her condition was deteriorating and we needed to act fast. |
| "Sadly she passed on Thursday morning, and the book arrived two hours after she died. | "Sadly she passed on Thursday morning, and the book arrived two hours after she died. |
| "I'm absolutely elated we published the book within two weeks, and devastated that [Trish] was so cruelly taken before she could see the book." | "I'm absolutely elated we published the book within two weeks, and devastated that [Trish] was so cruelly taken before she could see the book." |
| Grannifer's Legacy is about a woman called Jennifer who discovers a book written by her great-grandmother. | Grannifer's Legacy is about a woman called Jennifer who discovers a book written by her great-grandmother. |
| It will be officially launched later at an awards ceremony in Lyme Regis, and part of any profits made will be donated to South West Talking Newspapers. | It will be officially launched later at an awards ceremony in Lyme Regis, and part of any profits made will be donated to South West Talking Newspapers. |