About Nadean Stone
Nadean Stone was born in Blind River Ontario, Canada, graduated from Windsor University in 1973 with a BA and McMaster University in 1976 with an MBA. She obtained her Certificate in Journalism in 2002 and her Certificate of Legal Management, CLM in 2011.
In 2004, Nadean helped launch a weekday one-hour talk show on NBC Miramar, FL as the show’s Booker and Celebrity Producer.
Nadean is a Legal Management Consultant and author. She works as an advocate for children and adoptees, with an interest in public policy and legislation. In July 2018 she filed a petition with the UN Commission on the Rights of the Child illuminating numerous Articles of the UN Convention that the Province of Ontario has violated in its treatment of illegally adopted children.
Nadean spent 44 years searching for her birth mother, challenging the current law in Ontario Canada regarding non-adoptee’s access to their birth records. To access Birth Search Resources in Ontario Canada, click here.
She and her husband Bill divide their time between their home in Florida and their cottage in Vermont.
Nadean’s official book trailer can be viewed on TikTok at this link.
BOOKS:
No Stone Unturned: A Remarkable Journey to Identity – Second Edition April 2021
No Stone Unturned: A Remarkable Journey to Identity – First Edition March 2019
Your biggest literary influencers:
I enjoy Biographies, Historical Non-Fiction and books by Michael Connelly, John Grisham, Daniel Silva, John Le Carre, Edna Buchanan, Alan Furst, Hilary Mantel, Ken Follett, Leon Uris, Scott Turow, Allan Topol, Martin Cruz Smith, Philip Kerr, Donna Leon, Isak Dinesen, Oscar Wilde, J.D. Salinger, Emily Bronte, D. H. Lawrence, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Jane Austen Frank McCourt, Stieg Larsson and so many others.
Last book read:
Personal History by Washington Post Publisher Katherine Graham, Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Biography.
The book that had a significant impact on your life:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby is a story of enormous courage in the face of an overwhelming challenge. I wept and rejoiced at his unflinching courage:
‘Locked-in syndrome: paralyzed from head to toe, the patient, his mind intact, is imprisoned inside his own body, unable to speak or move. In my case, blinking my left eyelid is my only means of communication.’
In December 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French ‘Elle’ and the father of two young children, suffered a massive stroke and found himself paralyzed and speechless, but entirely conscious, trapped by what doctors call ‘locked-in syndrome’. Using his only functioning muscle — his left eyelid — he began dictating this remarkable story, painstakingly spelling it out letter by letter.
His book offers a haunting, harrowing look inside the cruel prison of locked-in syndrome, but it is also a triumph of the human spirit.
Your favorite literary character:
A Woman of No Importance introduced me to Virginia Hall, an American spy who helped win World War II. I am in awe of her dedication and heroism:
In 1942, the Gestapo sent out an urgent transmission: “She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her.”
The target in their sights was Virginia Hall, a Baltimore socialite who talked her way into Special Operations Executive, the spy organization dubbed Winston Churchill’s “Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.”
Based on new and extensive research, Sonia Purnell has for the first time uncovered the full secret life of Virginia Hall — an astounding and inspiring story of heroism, spy craft, resistance, and personal triumph over shocking adversity. A Woman of No Importance is the breathtaking story of how one woman’s fierce persistence helped win the war.
Currently working on:
Nadean is currently exploring the transformation of her memoir No Stone Unturned: A Remarkable Journey To Identity into a TV series or film and is also working on a series of children’s stories about her adventures on her grandmother’s farm.
Words to live by:
Until the pain of remaining the same exceeds the pain of change, you will remain the same.
Life is never perfect. However, it may present some perfectly memorable moments! Live for those moments!
Never ever, give up. — Charles Schulz
As soon as I saw you, I knew an adventure was going to happen. — Winnie the Pooh
Advice for aspiring authors:
I was not familiar with the publishing industry when I started my memoir. Although I did research about self-publishing and whom to hire such as a professional copy editor and book cover designer, I did not know how to market the book once published. If I was to start over, I would hire a professional copy editor and book cover designer which I did but would also work on the marketing well in advance of the publication date. I would seek the help of a publicist like BookTrib. I would send the book out 6 months in advance of publication to garner reviews and would organize a whole pre-launch campaign. Also, join IBPA the Independent Book Publishers Association and Writer’s Digest while you are still in the writing process for excellent advice on how to do all of it from the beginning. And check out Jane Friedman’s website on publishing — it’s an excellent resource.
Articles and Reviews:
Amazon reviews – all 5 and 4 stars
The Parklander Florida magazine review
Seven Days Vermont newspaper announces No Stone Unturned