Local Burpengary Author Publishes Debut Novel?

Noelani Morrell is a working mum from Burpengary who dreams of writing for a living.

At the moment she has to pay the bills, though and she works full time across town at Rocklea. Her train commute is two hours each way and this is the time she uses to write.

Her first Novel, Crisp Whites, was inspired by the six years she spent in the Navy and the amazing people she met there. Noelani served from 2002 – 2008 and only resigned when her teenage daughter started high school and she needed the stability of one location for her. She had always enjoyed telling people about Navy life and finally, in 2009 she started to pull all the stories together, give them some structure and invented the feisty, unstoppable Nina Yusof to carry the tale along.

When the manuscript was finished, Noelani tried a score of Australian Publishing houses, but almost none of them would even look at the manuscript of an unpublished author. In the end she turned her attention overseas and was finally published by Eloquent Books in New York last May.

A good friend, Catherine Duncan, designed the beautiful cover and Noelani’s husband, Sandon combines his duties as a full time home Dad with the various marketing activities and the business management that is necessary to get the sales of Crisp Whites ticking along.

At the moment, this terrific novel is available through various online distributers (see Press Release) as well as the following bookshops:

Rendezvous Teahouse
1 Williams St
Dayboro

Coaldrakes
The Barracks
61 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane

Presents of Mind
285 Given Tce
Paddington

An easy option for an Aussie buyer is to send a message directly to the author via her website http://www.noelanimorrell.com/ and you can have your very own copy for $25.00 plus $6.00 postage to anywhere in Australia.

Check it out and if you would like to give feedback to Noelani you can do so through her website or the Facebook Group “Crisp Whites” – she would love to hear what you think!

Amazon.com

Impossible to put down!, June 20, 2010

This novel is a 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!

A must-read!, June 13, 2010

After a gentle start, "Crisp Whites" 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!