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Certified, published by New Generation Publishing in August 2021, is a multi award-winning novel and Amazon bestseller. Its blend of humour, warmth and emotional honesty has earned international recognition, including:

🏆 Mark Twain Grand Prize Winner – International CIBA Book Awards (2021)
🥉 Bronze Medal Winner – Readers' Favorite International Book Awards (2022)
🥉 Bronze Medal Winner – The Wishing Shelf Book Awards (2022)

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Certified has been described as "The Four Weddings and a Funeral of the book world."

Certified

Inspired by real events, Certified is a humorous and heartfelt fictional memoir about one man's journey through life's three defining milestones: birth, marriage and death.

One Unexpected Birth – The road to fatherhood
The long road to fatherhood. Bad timing, poor decisions, a ride with Bet Lynch and the shock of becoming a dad.

One Hapless Wedding – The madness of matrimony
The pressure of getting married. Armed police, unreliable friends, a camper van and somehow making it to "I do."

One Bizarre Death – The strange business of saying goodbye
The sadness of saying goodbye. Family secrets, ceased bank notes, funeral chaos and one final chance to make peace with the past.

Three certificates. One life. Countless stories.

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Reader reviews for Certified

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    The most striking aspect of Certified is the quality of the writing, which is original, fresh, and unique. It takes natural talent for an author to make a fictional narrative appear to be a real-life story.

    Crane offers readers this rare experience, prompting readers to see themselves in the story. Themes of hope, heartbreak, loss, love, and change flow seamlessly, leaving no cliffhangers as they propel toward the end.

    Overall, this is a tightly woven and intelligent comedy-drama

    – 2021 International CIBA Mark Twain Grand Prize Winning Review

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    Infused with themes of love, loss, heartbreak, and hope, Certified is a humorous yet moving anthology that perfectly demonstrates how life has a way of pulling the rug out from under your feet when you're least expecting it.

    Author Roger Wilson-Crane's quick-witted dialogue and humour make the narrative a breeze to go through. Apart from the humour, there is a lot of heart and emotional resonance to the stories.

    I had a wonderful time reading Certified. If you're looking for a grounded comedy-drama novel, I highly recommend it.

    – Readers’ Favourite. 2022 Bronze Medal Winner

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    This book is an absolute joy. I particularly enjoyed the multiple side stories; each one of them complemented the main essence of the chapter and several could be mini-books of their own.

    Its clever, funny and has dozens of memorable moments in it. Plus, some brilliant twists in the tale too. No spoilers here, but let's say there are a couple of moments where I actually gasped and said an out-loud ‘oh no!’

    Certified is a joyful book that I would heartily recommend you read. Five Stars.

    – Michael Heppell, international Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author

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    I liked the writing style of this. Taking us through some of the bizarre occurrences of family life, the author deftly offers humour one minute and handles sensitive issues the next.

    Certified is an entertaining family history that covers love, loss and life with humour and a deft hand.

    – Lovereading.co.uk INDIE BOOKS WE LOVE

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    This is a book that you won’t want to stop reading once you’ve started it. The author’s humorous writing makes for easy reading, but don’t let his light touch fool you into thinking this is not a serious book.

    Certainly, there are laugh out loud moments but the author also deals with some tough issues. More importantly for those that enjoy character -driven stories, he draws his people with great skill.

    The result is a book that is funny, sad and philosophical in equal measure.

    – OnlineBookClub.Org

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    Certified reminds me of Four Weddings and a Funeral.

    Roger’s writing is concise, intelligent, and poetic. In addition, he proves to be a great storyteller with a few tangents that only add to the familiar prose.

    Certified is a charming slice-of-life story with loads of realism and none of the soap opera dramatics that we really don’t need. Life is crazy enough on its own.

    – Charlotte Zang, Author and Writer