Carine Mansilla (also writing under the pen names of Noelle Bolou) is the author of a novel in French entitled "Un souffle de vie" (A Breath of Life), in which Emmanuel, a young teacher, comes back to his native country with many dreams and projects he is determined to see come to life. It is counting without external factors far above his will and power. She has also authored New Paths, a Collection of Poems also available in English and French, and children's stories, Absent-Minded Little Duckling, and Little Lamb Can Jump!. Her recent addition, My Mother, a Nazi?, is a biography of her parents, who met and got married right after the second world war. It is a chronicle of a multicultural upbringing. These books are available on Lulu and other eBook stores. Mansilla is a translator and an inspirational speaker and song writer.