Biography
Hi – if you haven’t already gathered my name is Michelle Vernal and I hail from New Zealand’s beautiful South Island. I’m thirty-six years old and struggling to come to terms with the fact that I now fall into the bracket of women over the age of 35 who may, from time to time, suffer from weak bladder complaint. This is thanks to my two beautiful sons Joshua and Daniel though of course the ultimate blame must lie with my lovely husband Paul.
A mix of chick-lit / yummy mummy, the Brazilian job is based on what I strive to be on a daily basis. However having recently moved out to the country I have found myself morphing into ‘Tracksuit Pant Woman’ and the only male to show any interest in me and my grey fleece pants other than Paul was a randy goat who took it upon itself to chase me down the main street while I was out jogging. Hence, my street cred is currently up for renewal. As for the chick-lit side of things well this is a genre of fiction I earned the qualification to write after having served on the front line of singledom for over half my twenties. I spent the remaining quarter working as a Legal Secretary both here and in Ireland while trying to get my, now, husband to put a ring on my finger.
Writing was always something I planned to get round to doing but work and socializing always seemed to get in the way until all that stopped with the arrival of my first son. While he was having lovely long day sleeps I began to get on the computer and write. After attending several courses at Canterbury University I’ve gone on to have a dozen or so opinion style pieces published in various New Zealand parenting magazines. Of course these magazines require a certain amount of political correctness and that has been the joy of writing my first novel - The Brazilian Job - the freedom to be a little bit un-PC!
I sincerely hope you enjoy browsing my site and should you decide to purchase a copy of The Brazilian Job and, if it makes you laugh out loud at least once while you’re reading it, then I know I can consider myself to be a successful writer.
Cheerio - Michelle