Susan Fox was lost in thought as the cab she traveled in negotiated the city’s rush-hour traffic. Her destination was the Sheraton Grand Hotel in South Hope Street – the venue for a celebration of the recent re-election of Los Angeles’ popular mayor, Dean Lopez.
Twenty-two-year-old Susan, or Suzie to friends and colleagues, was attending the function in her capacity as a member of the mayor’s now disbanded election team of voluntary canvassers. That successful exercise, along with a glowing testimonial from an appreciative Mayor Lopez, had helped secure her a sought-after position as an account executive with a prestigious boutique public relations firm. It was her first job, her first real job, since graduating from UCLA where she excelled in the allied fields of communications and journalism.
When the cab stopped for a red light, Suzie reflected on the past week. It was, she thought, the week from hell. And that was saying something. As someone who had been subjected to sexual abuse in her teens, first by an abusive stepfather and then by a corrupt policeman, she’d had some bad times to contend with, but this past week, in her opinion, had to be one of the worst.
Twenty-two-year-old Susan, or Suzie to friends and colleagues, was attending the function in her capacity as a member of the mayor’s now disbanded election team of voluntary canvassers. That successful exercise, along with a glowing testimonial from an appreciative Mayor Lopez, had helped secure her a sought-after position as an account executive with a prestigious boutique public relations firm. It was her first job, her first real job, since graduating from UCLA where she excelled in the allied fields of communications and journalism.
When the cab stopped for a red light, Suzie reflected on the past week. It was, she thought, the week from hell. And that was saying something. As someone who had been subjected to sexual abuse in her teens, first by an abusive stepfather and then by a corrupt policeman, she’d had some bad times to contend with, but this past week, in her opinion, had to be one of the worst.
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"An immensely impressive novel as well as a wake-up call for increased attention to the crime of sexual abuse, this book is important - as well as being a fine read. Highly recommended." -San Francisco Review of Books
"The Morcan's did a great job (with) telling the story through a woman's voice. I highly recommend The Me Too Girl to all." - Sheri W.
"...I give it points and my recommendation as a topical read." - Ray F.
"Reading this book was a pageturner for me." - Amazon-klant
"I was in tears when I finished as it was so emotional." - P. Blevins
"Another fabulous story to add to the many wonderful books that I’ve read by these two amazing Authors." - Todd S.
"The Morcan's did a great job (with) telling the story through a woman's voice. I highly recommend The Me Too Girl to all." - Sheri W.
"...I give it points and my recommendation as a topical read." - Ray F.
"Reading this book was a pageturner for me." - Amazon-klant
"I was in tears when I finished as it was so emotional." - P. Blevins
"Another fabulous story to add to the many wonderful books that I’ve read by these two amazing Authors." - Todd S.
Lance & James Morcan are a prolific Kiwi father-and-son writing team. Lance, a former journalist, is based in New Zealand; son James, who is also an actor, is based in Sydney. Together they have co-authored more than 20 fiction and non-fiction titles – all published via Sterling Gate Books.
The Morcans’ novels include the bestselling historical adventures WHITE SPIRIT and INTO THE AMERICAS, which are both based on true stories, and the modern thrillers THE ORPHAN TRILOGY and SILENT FEAR; their non-fiction titles include DEBUNKING HOLOCAUST DENIAL THEORIES and the bestseller GENIUS INTELLIGENCE.
New releases include two quick reads – the New Zealand action-adventure yarn HIGH COUNTRY CONTRACT and the London aviation thriller-romance THE HEATHROW AFFAIR.
Lance and James, who are also screenwriters, have adapted (and are adapting) several of their novels to feature film screenplays, and these are now in development with their production company Morcan Motion Pictures. The links to their Amazon author pages follow:
Lance Morcan
A former journalist and newspaper editor, Lance divides his time these days between novel writing, film producing and screenwriting. Numerous screenplays he has written are in active development as movies and as a producer his feature films have screened at cinemas in Australia, Italy and Cannes.
Lance is currently perfecting his solo-written 'New Zealand' - an epic adventure novel covering 500 years of South Pacific and Polynesian history. Including research, writing (and life's distractions!), this novel has been over a decade in the making.
James Morcan
James' most recent acting performance was a leading role in the post-Apocalyptic feature film 'After Armageddon' which he also wrote. The dystopian adventure film was shot in rural Australia in early 2015 and Morcan co-starred with Berynn Schwerdt ('Wyrmwood').
Other recent leading roles include the OZ-Bollywood productions 'My Cornerstone' and 'Love You Krishna'. Morcan also wrote the screenplays for both features which were filmed in Sydney and Mumbai and incorporated English and Hindi languages.
Additional productions he has performed in include a BBC TV series, several indie features and a live stadium production of Ben Hur headlined by Academy Award winner Russell Crowe. To date, his feature films have screened at cinemas in New Zealand, India, Australia, Italy and Cannes.
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