Back in the days before TV remotes and when the Bay City Rollers were Scotland's finest export, Kerrie Noor left Australia for a working holiday-and never looked back.Now based in Scotland, Kerrie has been a community radio regular, belly dance teacher, stand-up comic, and Edinburgh Festival performer. Her first novel, Sheryl's Last Stand, was inspired by her experience teaching belly dancing and launched the Bellydancing and Beyond series-bittersweet comedies featuring women over forty, unexpected passions, and more than one shimmy gone wrong.Kerrie still dances, often mixing storytelling with sequins and the odd joke, and has inflicted her quirky style of humor on many, including several rest homes, charity events, and pretty much anyone who will sit still long enough to listen.She's been shortlisted for the Asham Short Story Award and had two short plays performed on the radio. When she's not writing, she's probably plotting a fictional fiasco involving glitter, grumpy relatives, and the enduring power of friendship.