Author Description

Whirlwinds Past and Present with its heartwarming and unforgettable characters will capture your heart and remain in your memory long after the last page is turned. It begins with eighty-eight year old Meryl Jean Strom Harper, having a Medical Emergency and links her back to where Meryl Jean Another Whirlwind (Noel Barton's second book) ends. The ongoing story mingled with past memories will give you a glimpse into life and its struggles, triumphs, purposes and courage to press forward, despite the challenges we face in our golden years. After her medical emergency, Meryl reluctantly agreed with Dr. Sollas to allow a Golden Care Nurse to make bi-weekly visits to her home in lieu of becoming a permanent nursing home resident. She had to give herself an attitude adjustment and her little dog, Zacchaeus a stern talking to before their first meeting with someone she regarded as a stranger who would be invading their space on a regular basis. "Don't worry boy, if we don't like her, we don't have to keep her. We will try them on until one fits," she promised her little canine companion. Pats on his head and a kind voice won Zacky's immediate approval. And after a battle of wills with nurse, Kellum McBain, Kelly as she liked to be called, holding her own in a no-nonsensical way, Meryl was also won over. Ironically, she felt as though they had met before but couldn't recall a time or place. There was something about Kelly's eyes Meryl couldn't dismiss. Thus, the mystery unravels...