Catalyst For Change: A Novel Of Our Times by Margaret Cummins (Jaggard-Hawkins) (9 Reviews)    Price verified 30 minutes ago

Catalyst For Change is a political and techno-thriller set in the Australia of the 2030's. The plot contains action, adventure, mystery and suspense, with many twists and turns and an unexpected outcome. The story is told from the multiple view points of a small group of engaging characters. Meghan Lewis, the family matriarch, is a retired anthropologist, living a pleasant existence within an idyllic rural commune. Her secretive daughter, Sara, lives nearby in a small coastal town with her engineer husband, Con. He designed a high-tech barrier to protect the town from rising sea levels. In contrast, Gaia, Meg's granddaughter, inhabits a tiny pod in a highrise tower in central Melbourne. Most of the tower inhabitants, known as poddies, are unemployed due to high levels of automation. They spend their lives totally captivated within an entrancing world of infotainment. Gaia is fortunate to have cyber skills which enable her to earn small amounts of crypto-currency as a gig worker on ...

Genre: Political