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Noelani Morrell

Noelani Morrell

About

I am an Australian author, a working wife and mum, living in Brisbane with my husband, kids, dogs and cats. I work for the local power company now, spent six years in the Navy and was once a school teacher. I love top hear a story, read a story and tell a story. I have a long train commute to work and that's when I write.

A Shadow in Yucatan

A Shadow in Yucatan

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<p>A mythical jewel of a story… A true story told on a beach in Yucatan, A Shadow tells Stephanie's story but it was also the story of the golden time. Its nostalgia sings like cicadas in the heat.</p><p>An American ‘Under Milkwood’, this distilled novel of the Sixties evokes the sounds, music and optimism on the free-wheelin streets and parks of Coconut Grove. You can hear Bob Dylan still strumming acoustic; smoke a joint with Fred Neil; and Everybody’s Talkin is carried on the wind.</p><p>Stephanie, a young hairdresser living in lodgings finds herself pregnant. Refused help from her hard Catholic mother in New York, unable to abort her baby, she accepts the kindness of Miriam, her Jewish landlady, whose own barren life spills into compassionate assistance for the daughter she never had.</p><p>The poignancy of its ending, its generosity and acceptance, echoes the bitter disappointment of those of us who hoped for so much more, but who remember its joy, and its promise, as though untarnished by time.</p>

Story Behind The Book

For years I have been telling others stories about the amazing things that happened to me in the Navy. People have laughed and cried and said to me "there's a book in that!" so I started writing down some of the tales. Gradually the collection of anecdotes gathered shape and required a lead character to pivot from... Nina Yusof and the other mad members of New Entry Officer's Course were born! I hope you enjoy Crisp Whites

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Amazon reviews:<br /><br /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td align="right" valign="top" width="0">   </td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="100%"> <div class="h3color tiny" style="margin-bottom:.5em;font-weight:bold;"></div> <div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <span style="margin-left:-5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-5-0._V192240867_.gif" alt="5.0 out of 5 stars" border="0" width="64" height="12" /></span> <strong>Impossible to put down!</strong>, June 20, 2010</div> <div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">By </td><td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A23A3Z37TGC1FG/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Catherine <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Duncan<img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/carrot._V192251235_.gif" class="custPopRight" style="border:medium none;" alt="" /></span></span></a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A23A3Z37TGC1FG/ref=cm_cr_pr_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview">See all my reviews</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_rn_bdg_help?ie=UTF8&amp;nodeId=14279681&amp;pop-up=1#RN"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/reputation/c7y_badge_rn_1._V192249968_.gif" alt="(REAL NAME)" border="0" width="70" height="15" /></a>    </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <span class="crVerifiedStripe"><strong class="h3Color tiny" style="margin-right:.5em;">Amazon Verified Purchase</strong><span class="tiny verifyWhatsThis">(<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase">What's this?</a>)</span></span> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <strong><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>Crisp Whites (Paperback)</strong> </div> This novel is an inspiring piece of literary work, and is an amazing insight into the life of a naval recruit. The reader is treated to the life changing journey of naval recruit Nina Yusof, the story creates an enthralling world, of duty, honour, friendship, passion and intrigue. The interplay between the members of division, and the masterful way the author manages to intertwine their stories together makes this book impossible to put down. All in all I was left wanting more, what is next for Nina and her fellow div members? A sequel could not come fast enough! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <span style="margin-left:-5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-5-0._V192240867_.gif" alt="5.0 out of 5 stars" border="0" width="64" height="12" /></span> <strong>A must-read!</strong>, June 13, 2010</div> <div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">By </td><td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A37D2HMVCNXZZU/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">Janice<img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/carrot._V192251235_.gif" class="custPopRight" style="border:medium none;" alt="" /></span></span></a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A37D2HMVCNXZZU/ref=cm_cr_pr_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview">See all my reviews</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <span class="crVerifiedStripe"><strong class="h3Color tiny" style="margin-right:.5em;">Amazon Verified Purchase</strong><span class="tiny verifyWhatsThis">(<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase">What's this?</a>)</span></span> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <strong><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>Crisp Whites (Paperback)</strong> </div> After a gentle start, &quot;Crisp Whites&quot; will have you in turn laughing, fearful, excited and enthralled. The authentic flavour of the Naval training setting owes much to the author's own six-year experience as a Naval officer.Noelani Morrell is a gifted story-teller and this book would make a great movie. I can't wait for her next book!