God's Daughter

A brief meeting with Maya, nearly 100 years old, deeply impresses Larry Singer, although he totally misses her purpose and advice. He's a news man, a senior director at Media 8, aka "The Octopus", with tentacles into every form of communication. He's dealing with a difficult boss and his screwball nephew being groomed to take over Larry's job. His health is failing, but he's too distracted and daunted to face it.

Following Maya's spectacular death, known only to a few, Larry's family, supporting co-workers, husband, and others get to know Maya's daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter. Everyone who is clued in and protects them is at risk of captivity, torture, and death, as are the women and baby themselves.

Who are their persecutors? Why does Maya want her life-story told, to reveal her and her offspring to a world that may destroy them? What will humankind and all life lose, if this happens? What will it gain, if their truth is embraced?
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Readers' group comments:
"I love the fast-paced, many layered story, the colourful characters and the very realistic dialogue." Geri Rae
"Concept a fascinating one … of interest to a wide audience." Judith Boel
"Strong women characters, exotic settings." Susan Anstine
"Overall … rivetting. Akin to Margaret Laurence, John Fowles, Robert Graves. Amazing! Neat interspersions of film … I enjoyed the e-mail snippets." Ray Hill
"Generally interesting to just plain gripping." Donnie Mackenzie
"I really enjoyed the story. It drew me in straight away. All your characters were interesting, even the teenage daughter (we had three). A very good read." Bob Sheridan
"The story certainly held my attention … and I found it satisfying and intriguing." Marlyn Horsdal