 Teenager Jeff loves the power of numbers and the world of mathematics. His brother is in a Thai prison for drug smuggling. His sister has secrets. His obnoxious and domineering father gets involved in a phony property deal and loses just about everything. And his mother is in denial. After a severe storm, Jeff finds a mystical woman under a fallen gum tree on their lavish estate. Most people think she is afflicted with dementia and lost. She keeps appearing to Jeff – at the library, at the bus shelter, and more places. She tells Jeff that she is a Dreamkeeper, a sort of guardian. She offers disturbing insight into his life and challenges his thinking. To Jeff, numerology and mathematics are the only truths he knows. Numbers are pure and constant. He calls it integer integrity. Jeff is the glue that holds the family together in this drama that will appeal to boys. Each chapter begins with some captivating mathematical fact. An author’s note explains sources of mystical traditions and science facts. mjw |
| Title: Speed of Light Author: Joy Cowley Publisher: Gecko Press Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand Copyright: 2014 Original Language: English ISBN: 978-1-877579-93-6 Paperback pages: 205 Age range: 12 up Genre: Fiction Book setting: Wellington, New Zealand Author’s ethnicity: New Zealander Author’s residence: New Zealand Subjects: Families, Fraud, Mathematics, Mystery, Supernatural, Weather |
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