Paula's first novel, Queen of Beauty, won best first work of fiction at the 2003 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. She now lives in New Orleans, where she teaches creative writing at Tulane University. For almost a decade she worked in the record business in London and New York. In a paranormal setting I’ll accept most things with an open mind, but when Rebecca’s past is revealed to her and “a friend in the CIA” assisted with changing her birth certificate (or some such nonsense), I couldn’t help but laugh.Paula Morris, a novelist and short story writer of English and Maori descent, was born in New Zealand. Remembering that this is a paranormal novel, there were aspects that were simply too far-fetched. And that love story is pretty predictable and boring, to tell the truth.
Aside from being ‘a ghost story’, elements of the paranormal and the occult are sidelined for want of a love story. While the idea behind the characters and plot were interesting, the overall execution was quite frustrating. The setting and the author’s knowledge of New Orleans is commendable – some of the descriptions of New Orleans had me ready to book a ticket there right now, and it remains on my “to go” list partly as a result of the ‘nooks and crannies’ detailed in this novel. Review: I read this book in a single sitting, not because I was enamoured with the characters but because I was hoping it would get better. It is not until one night in the graveyard that Rebecca meets Lisette and the two become friends, but with the friendship comes the unravelling of many secrets … and a family curse.įavourite Scene: When the secrets about Rebecca’s past are revealed … I’m fairly sure Morris didn’t intend for it to be comical, but I was in hysterics. The girls at her new school want little to do with her and the only person who seems remotely friendly is the very gorgeous Anton. Summary: While her father is away for a year, Rebecca is sent to New Orleans to stay with family friends.
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