UNTOLD: The Hurricane Katrina Story You Never New

by Lynette Wilkinson

Overview

"UNTOLD: The New Orleans 9th Ward You Never Knew," is a must read for anyone who wants to know the truth behind the faces and images we saw during Hurricane Katrina, One of the few books featuring Katrina survivors from the devastated New Orleans Lower 9th Ward, UNTOLD brings you powerful stories of survival, history, faith and community that permeate this award-winning book. Featuring an encounter with rock and roll legend Fats Domino, it a God-inspired work at its best. You will not only read it—you’ll feel it. Now you’ll know the story. Here’s more:
• Sankofa Literary Society 2010 Book of the Year
• Finalist in the African American category of 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
• Finalist in African American Literature Book Club (AALBC.com) 2010 Best Book Trailer of the Year
• Written by an author who grew up in the Lower 9th Ward community
• Featured on TV, radio, and magazines
• Excerpt from “UNTOLD” selected to appear in “New Orleans by New Orleans,” a collection of fascinating short stories about New Orleans written by its own residents. This Book by Authors project was inspired by the National Endowment for the Arts program The Big Read.
• Resource for National Geographic documentary on deadly storms and present on set during filming.
• Proceeds donated to the recovery of Lower 9th Ward residents

"The stories are intense and riveting," says Dallas talk show host Cheryl Smith.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014899635
Publisher:	Write Creations
Publication date:	07/22/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	118
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Born and raised in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, award-winning writer Lynette Norris Wilkinson has always loved to write and chooses to express herself through writing that inspires, influences, and informs. Job titles may have changed over the years, but she considers herself first and foremost a writer. Since graduating cum laude from Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas, with a major in journalism and a minor in marketing, she has held a number of positions, including a business reporter with Dun & Bradstreet; a technical writer, and most recently, a public relations coordinator. In August 2005, she, her family, and friends were profoundly affected when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. Seeing images of the devastated Lower Ninth Ward, she had the God-inspired idea to tell the untold stories of Katrina survivors from the community. “UNTOLD: The New Orleans 9th Ward You Never Knew” has been named Book of the Year by the Sankofa Literary Society, and a Finalist in the African American category of the 2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. “We all have a purpose in life,” she says. “If God gives you a task and you don’t do it, it doesn’t mean it won’t get done. He will just give it to someone else, but then you will miss the blessing of being obedient.” She adds, “If this is the best and biggest thing I ever do in my life, I will be happy.”

Editorial Reviews

Disaster only makes bonds grow stronger. "Untold: The New Orleans 9th Ward You Never Knew" is a memoir of Lynette Norris Wilkinson as she shares her story of trying to bond with her neighborhood and community and rebuild it to what it once was after the full wrath of Hurricane Katrina. With plenty of stories hoping to shed light on the area, "Untold" is a top pick for those who want to better understand the personal cost of Katrina.
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Midwest Book Review

Hurricane Katrina impacted people in so many ways and UNTOLD provides insight into the lives of 16 survivors. The stories are passionate, sometimes amusing, awe-inspiring and at times will move the reader to tears. Ms. Wilkinson found the ideal group of survivors to put the story of Hurricane Katrina into perspective.

IMessenger.com

In UNTOLD, survivors not only share their struggles of overcoming Hurricane Katrina, but also share their strong messages of faith, hope, and courage. They share their happy memories of living in the close-knit predominately African-American community less than five miles from World-Famous Bourbon Street.Readers of UNTOLD will also enjoy reading the interesting history of the Lower 9th Ward and how it came to be developed. The book includes stories from men, women, and children.

North Dallas Gazette

In her book, Lynette Norris Wilkinson compiles survivor stories, testimonies and memories of New Orleans and the storm that changed their lives forever.In her book, Ms. Wilkinson bold and bright, proclaims her pride about her hometown of New Orleans.

Spirit Alive Magazine

UNTOLD not only possesses, but also embodies a true definition of compassion and love. The stories tell about how they still kept hope, faith and love as their focus during the struggle to regain--for some of them, their whole lives and livelihood--that which had been washed away. I recommend this book to everyone with a heart pumping in their chest. It really gives you insight to what really happened from the eyes of 16 different people. On a scale of 1 to 5, this book is definitely a 5.

The Dallas Examiner