When All Hope Is Lost

Alyce Elmore

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The women of 2029 faced a terrible crisis when a pandemic killed all adult males, but they survived and now, twenty years later, they are once again starting to thrive. The problem is that the disease continues to kill males as they reach maturity and there's no cure in sight. Having adapted to a world that is no longer dependent on men, is it time to change history to her story?

Sujets

• Thrillers
• Fiction

Informations

• Publié par: Xlibris AU
• Date de parution: 14 juin 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669888284
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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WHEN ALL HOPE IS LOST
 
Book 1 of Angels Have Tread Trilogy
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alyce Elmore
 
Copyright © 2022 by Alyce Elmore.
 
Library of Congress Control Number:
2022908321
ISBN:
Hardcover
978-1-6698-8830-7

Softcover
978-1-6698-8829-1

eBook
978-1-6698-8828-4
 
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
 
Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.
Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.
 
 
 
 
 
Rev. date: 04/26/2023
 
 
 
 
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For my family and friends
with a special thanks to my friend Dean,
who gave me the words.
 
When All Hope Is Lost
Pray to the Dead
For Where There Are Harps
Angels Have Tread
JUST WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
Alyce Elmore got tired of being asked that question, deciding instead to write about it. Her short stories and novels search for answers by scavenging through time and place, exploring the real and the fantastic, and along the way encountering the outrageous and the mundane. She has lived in major cities around the world, journeyed through jungles, and hiked in the mountains and currently resides in an off-grid shed in the middle of nowhere. To date, she has no answers, just lots of clues, but she invites her readers to hitch a ride anyway because a search for the unknowable is in itself an enjoyable quest.
CONTENTS
Just who do you think you are?
Character List
The Histories
SATURDAY
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
MONDAY
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
TUESDAY
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Glossary
CHARACTER LIST
Melbourne
Members of New Order Party
 
Evelyn Perkins
Founder of New Order Party
Monika Thomas
Deputy premier, former minister of infrastructure
Catherine Williams
Minister for infrastructure
Jenny Connors
Staffer
Dorothy Anderson
Premier
Gloria Fenton
Party secretary
Rose Walsh
Party treasurer
Davina Warren
Head of Evelyn Perkins’ security
 

Daily News Feed
 

Joan Symonds
Editor-in-chief
Patricia Bishop
Political journalist
Tiffany Prosz
Junior reporter
Amanda
Reporter
 

Gentech
 

Bonnie Harris
Head of research
Geraldine Williams
Administrator
Mark Connors
Head of research (deceased)
 

Four Musketeers
 

Karen Jacobs
Jenny Connors’ ward
Josh Harris
Dr Bonnie Harris’ son
Zane Greyson

Benny Tyler

Melbourne Residents
 

Penny Zan Soeng
Computer security analyst
Carla Zan Soeng
Restaurateur
Helen Cutter
Coroner
 

Survivors
 

Matt Stevens

Steven Baker

Warragul
Colony Political Leaders
 

Jocelyn
Council chair
Sofia Vargas
Council moderator
Kerry
Bailiff
May
Head of police
Alicia
CFA commander
Ginger
Head of health services
Terry
Head of education
Ernestine
Treasurer
Claudia
Secretary
Juanita
Head of housing
 

Residents
 

Florence
Owner of fish market
Ingrid
Naturopath and masseuse
Georgina
Owner of market co-op
Ursula
Manager of Sunday market
Cheryl
Former worker at market co-op
Lauren
Truck driver
Jackson
Trader
THE HISTORIES
September 2069
Country Victoria, Australia
‘I think winter’s about played itself out.’ The young woman standing by the sink, looking out the window, was talking more to herself than anyone else, but then a raspy cough from the other side of the room reminded her that she was not alone.
‘No’, contradicted the Old One, ‘it has a ways to go yet.’
Gritting her teeth, the girl shut her eyes and silently counted to ten. That was what the last two days had been like. Every time the girl would ask a question or make a statement, it was met with derision or dismissal. It was difficult enough on the first morning, but then that late winter storm had blown in suddenly from the west, taking everyone off guard and leaving the two of them trapped together in the small cabin.
Drying her hands on the dish towel, the girl threw it down on the counter and turned to face her adversary. She was not going to give in. ‘Well, at least today the sun is out, so the work crews should be able to clear the main roads.’
The Old One started to respond but succumbed to another bout of coughs. Impassively, the girl filled a glass with water and brought it to the table. This interview with the Old One had been organised by her undergrad adviser as the last of her admissions requirements for the master’s programme at the University of Melbourne (MelbU). For the last four years, while her friends had taken jobs cement