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1. A Life Singular – Part One

   About A Life Singular – Part One:

   A novel in six parts, to be serialised as e-books and paperbacks, “A Life Singular” tells the story of a successful celebrity writing his autobiography. In essence a love story, the six parts main themes are dealing with mental illness, the choices we make between right and wrong, and how the one affects the other in the relentless passage of time.

   Some of life’s lessons are harder to learn, and some amazing opportunities easier to take. The trick is always to understand the consequences of our choices, before it’s too late…

   Part One – June 2013

   What do you do when you lose the one who gave your life meaning? You write about it. You tell the world how amazing it is to love and be loved by someone so special, what love helps you achieve and how it makes you stronger.

   Jeff Diamond had built a life of influence, adulation and wealth by making the right choices for the right reasons. He lived by the law of reciprocity, a lesson learned on the streets as a teenager with nothing but an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Plagued by the scars of a violent childhood, he created his vision and fought for it. And once he no longer needed to fight for himself, he fought for others.

   Yet when Jeff’s dream girl was taken from him and their children by the ignorant act of a jealous misfit from his own home town, the millionnaire realised just how far he had come. Why had he succeeded when so many like him fail? It wasn’t complicated. The secret lay in the endless pursuit of love and wisdom; life’s two magic ingredients. Now Lynn was gone, he resolved to use his remaining days to account for their life in a way that would inspire young people to make his type of choice rather than García’s.

   Then after their story was written, he would be free to go after her, to begin the whole incredible journey over again. Everyone has a life singular. One. Unique. Extraordinary.
   Sales proceeds go to the School Volunteer Program (http://www.svp.org.au) and The Smith Family (http://www.thesmithfamily.com.au).

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   Author Bio:
   Lorraine Pestell is a British & Australian author writing a six-part serial dealing with celebrity, tragedy and most of all love.

   Having been fascinated by celebrity since I was a young child who loved to listen, watch and make music, I began writing a love story with a showbiz theme. It was set in Melbourne, Australia. Why? I had no idea!

   For some bizarre reason, when other kids were borrowing children’s books from the library, I pored over anything pertaining to the huge island continent 12,000 kilometres from my home in a London suburb.

   Then, as my life took some unexpected and unfortunate turns during my twenties, I found myself suffering from severe depression, anxiety and suicidal tendencies. Many years later I would be diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.

   I moved to Melbourne in 1999, to satisfy my curiosity about this obsession with the Australian city with a most definite European culture. As I expected, I felt immediately at home, as if I had lived here in a former life. These factors have also influenced my writing.

   To say my illness has defined my life is probably an exaggeration, but not actually far off. Despite my best endeavours, these demons are here to stay, and I needed to learn how to accommodate these unwanted “friends” in my everyday life.

   In addition to volunteering and my gorgeous dog, I accomplished this goal through writing. Writing, writing, writing, writing… And my cute love story morphed into a six-part serial which tells of battles and triumph over mental illness. I would love my books to serve two main purposes: first, to inspire fellow sufferers to rise above their symptoms; and second, to help non-sufferers to understand that we are not that weird really. Through tolerance, love and support, we can all co-exist and even thrive in this world where it’s estimated that there are 350 million of us with a mental illness at any one time.

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