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The right-wing American Alliance struggles forcefully to take over the country. Their candidate is going to be an arrogant prosecutor, Jake Jagger, whose stepping stone to power will be his prosecution of a 15-year-old girl, Lolly Ashaler. Scared and uncomprehending, the illiterate Lolly Ashaler was raped and later deserted her newborn baby in a dumpster. Prosecutor Jagger wants her condemned to death for that crime.
Carolyn Crespin has retired from law practice to devote herself to personal pursuits, and the last case she wants is one against Jagger who earlier defeated her in an excruciating case. But this is a lawsuit she cannot resist. Carolyn was not the typical Crespin woman who went to a good school, perfected her French, and stayed at home to teach the catechism. Instead, Carolyn challenged the catechism, worked outside the home, and made friends with everyone. Now she calls upon five women whose friendship has sustained her through the years, including the spirit of the mysterious Sophy who supposedly committed suicide three years ago.
Author Sheri Tepper works her own magic in this confrontation, especially on the issues of whether the plague is an illness or a cure and the roles of men and women.
Larry D. Woods, an attorney, is an avid collector of science fiction.
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