Rainbow Weather

Stories from a Beautiful Nowhere

a travel memoir.

Release Date March 17th, 2025

About the Book

Rainbow Weather is a 21st century classic of travel and self-discovery in Ireland. A beautiful and beautifully documented unfolding of intuition, awe, gratitude, and inspiration.

In 2015 Kat Koch moved to West Cork in the southwest of Ireland. This book is a collection of short stories about her time living there. It’s full of unrepeatable magic and synchronicity – from farmers and their standing stones to an old filing cabinet in her mom’s basement that would completely change her life.

It’s full of stories of spirituality, love, sex and rain. So much rain. And rainbows of course! And it’s full of the beautiful Irish people who shared their lives and homes and communities with her while she lived there.

Kat wants you to know one thing, a disclaimer of sorts, before you read her book:

“Do not pick up this book if you’re afraid of travel. It is highly likely it will inspire you to book a flight on a total whim. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

“This book makes you want to believe in something good again; that beyond loss and pain and heartache and debt and gatekeeping, there is a stranger, or a kind police officer, or a crazy night at the stones, that become the colours of your own rainbow. She encourages us to look for magic; to rediscover an appetite for life and living; to find home in all the places we may never have thought to look; and to ultimately appreciate that loneliness was never part of the plan – for there is always someone that’s got your back. Perhaps, someone that, somehow, in an inconceivably possible way, knew all along, you were making a turn there anyway.”

-Natasha Fracchiolla, Founder of Room 206

About the Author


Kat Koch boarded her first plane at two years old and hasn’t stopped travelling since. She has been to 18 countries and lived in two. As a little, red-headed girl she used to tell her mom over and over again that she wanted to go to Ireland. She finally made it. 

This is her debut memoir.

“I am beyond thrilled – and insanely honoured to have had the chance to dive into Rainbow Weather before it hit the shelves. This captivating collection is more than just a journey through Ireland’s stunning landscapes – it’s an exploration of the different seasons of the human experience. Kat is a gifted writer who effortlessly weaves together themes of connection, community, and the transformative power of nature and love. Her words will leave you feeling inspired, uplifted, and maybe even a bit changed as a person – which is exactly what the best books should do. I walked away from this novel with a sense that something had shifted inside of me.

If you’re looking for a dose of joy, powerful emotions, and Irish charm, then Rainbow Weather is the perfect read for you. I hope you have some spare cash lying around, though, because Kat’s tales of Ireland will make you want to get on the next flight out!”

-Jamie Conway

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