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Dolman
by Victoria David |
UK
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£12.00
US price:
$22.95
Format: Paperback
Size: 6 x 9
Pages: 408
ISBN: 0-595-52112-6
Published: Jun-2008
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Genetic engineering in the
Highlands. A story of one
solution to the threat of
climate change.
Book
Description
News items abound concerning
the rapid evolution of
genetic research. At the
same time we are told the
world is hurtling towards
climate disaster.
Sebastian James is a genius
geneticist. Charged by the
British Government to
produce a modified human,
capable of withstanding the
future onslaught of global
warming, he vows to complete
his remit at any cost. His
obsessive nature makes him
unpopular with almost
everyone. Hated by his
daughter he struggles with
his own emotions, at times
allowing his
single-mindedness to rule
his actions. Over thirty-six
years we move via Portsmouth
and Scotland to the waters
of the Mediterranean,
following the fate of the
hybrids and the effect they
have on their human
contacts. In 2008 Sebastian
is given the opportunity to
be reconciled with his
daughter Belinda. Can they
reunite before tragedy
strikes? And can the new
beings ever be accepted into
society?
About the author
Victoria David
is a 55-year-old
former civil
servant and
teacher. A keen
writer in her
twenties, she
has only
recently
returned to
storytelling
after caring for
her Mother until
her death four
years ago.
Victoria lives
in Oxford where
she runs her
sugarcraft shop
and cares for
her elderly
Father