My story is contemporary fiction in two parts. Where Sunbeams Fall and Where Dragonflies Dream describe the expat lifestyle, set in the tiny Shangri-La of Bandar Seri Begawan, on the island of Borneo.
Do you remember what it was like to write and receive love letters? You may still have secret letters stashed away somewhere. In the seventies, with no emails or mobile phones, writing letters was how lovers expressed their love. There are many forms of love, but I wanted to write about love that was poetic, intellectual, and sensual. Of lovers who expressed their loss and longing through the words of a 13th-century Persian poet. Forbidden love is always far more compelling than gratuitous sex, but in a strict Muslim country, for these two lovers, it meant secret liaisons in hidden locations. My story also identifies common issues facing everyday people, and conveys the universality of human experience, regardless of time and place. It is about getting a second chance to attend a reunion twenty years on and recapture that love, but will it ever be the same the second time around?
Moira's books will be available for sale on the day which she will happily sign.
About the Author -
Moira Yeldon lives in Perth, but spent twelve years living in Brunei, Southeast Asia which inspired her to write her two latest books. Where Sunbeams Fall, and the sequel, Where Dragonflies Dream, set in the same location twenty years later. Her first novel, Chasing Marigolds, a travel memoir about travelling to India was released in 2019.
A love of writing motivated her to complete a course in creative writing and she has been writing ever since. This life-affirming journey has taken her along winding paths and off the beaten track, to many exotic locations such as the tiny Shangri-La of Bandar Seri Begawan where her latest stories are set.
A member of the Australian Society of Authors, the Romance Writers of Australia, the Society of Women Writers of Western Australia, and the Fellowship of Australia Writers WA, Moira regularly contributes articles and participates in writing workshops and presentations.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Murdoch University, she completed a Graduate Diploma in Education at Curtin University and lectured for many years in English language, communication, and literacy. She has taught Indonesian and Malay language and is a qualified yoga teacher. She also publishes a blog that you can follow on her website at https://moirayeldon.com and has author profiles on most social media platforms.
