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Selection
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Selection
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Elyssa, a single woman in her mid-thirties, decides that her life can only be fulfilled through motherhood. She strikes out on a journey of in vitro pregnancy from a facility, which on the surface appears to be credible, and gives birth to and raises a daughter, who from the beginning demonstrates exceptional physical and mental prowess.

Sarah, the daughter, is happy in her world but is thrust, against her will, into another locale, where she and others are told that they will be undergoing training to fully realize their not-so-hidden strengths. The facility she’s been taken to seems on the surface to be a light-filled, spa-like building nestled in a harsh but beautiful mountain setting.

As she spends more time there, Sarah finds that her suspicions about the place and the people may be well-founded. Sarah finds an ally in her roommate Goldie, and together they navigate beyond the smiling faces to find an underlying and sinister agenda. As the outside world’s climate cracks and begins to crumble, Sarah and a small group of desperate cast outs contend with assassins, the vagaries of Mountain weather, and with each one’s individual struggle to understand who they are and where and if they fit in this new world.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateMay 26, 2023
ISBN9798886930252
Selection
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John Carkner

John Carkner grew up in Ontario and after a few moves to other parts of Canada, now lives close to where he started out. John and his family settled in a home they built in 2004. They now enjoy country living south of Ottawa and share their small acreage with two dogs, three cats and seven sheep with frequent visits from their kids and grandkids. Although he has spent a lifetime enjoying writing, Selection is John’s first published novel.

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