Award-Winning Memoir
Valerie's memoir, "Until the Brighter Tomorrow: One Woman's Climb from the Projects to the Podium" - is a candid and heartfelt story that takes you on a captivating journey through her personal story of resilience.
Until The Brighter Tomorrow: One Woman's Courageous Climb from the Projects to the Podium
Internationally acclaimed author, and dynamic keynote speaker, Valerie Rainford’s story of struggle to success takes the reader through her young life in the projects, where her mother's steadfast work ethic & undying support motivates Valerie to choose a different path than that of her high school friends. After the devastating deaths of both her brother and mother determined to beat the odds, Rainford embraces her generational current of strength and goes on to graduate from Fordham University, accomplish impressive career firsts, and rise to become a trailblazing corporate executive. A true-life, sometimes gritty yet ultimately triumphant story, Until the Brighter Tomorrow is told straight from Rainford's heart. With the pulse of a finely written novel, this inspiring memoir radiates with the author's belief that anything is possible if one has enough faith, tenacity, and trust in oneself.
- Winner, Silver Medal, Independent Book Publisher’s Assoc. (IBPA), Best New Voice Non-Fiction
- Sold Internationally
- Recommended by Reader’s Favorite
- Required Reading in select NYC High Schools
- Book Summary Available in Japanese
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