Time scale: Just before mobile phones came into general use. Husband leaves wife and children, who, unable to afford life in the city move to the country for peace and quiet and to build a new life away from unhappy memories. Catherine Blackwoods daughter, 12year old Susie, is attacked and raped whilst playing truant. The story covers Susies hospitalization and recovery from her injuries and her abduction whilst on holiday in Blackpool with her grandparents. The arrest of an innocent man, who has met Catherine, Susie and her twin brothers at the hospital whilst visiting his sick wife and finally the apprehension of the guilty party and the return to normal existence and happiness of the people whose lives have been disrupted.
Thinking about the recent discoveries about genetics, I wondered what it might be like if governments decided to control how long we should live. The aspect I chose is about increasing our lifespan (but I know there is another side to this which is rather more sinister!) My story is set in the future, where Gene Control apparently sets the ground rules in every country and civilisation in most areas is confined to huge domes with artificial weather systems. Health both physical and mental is dealt with by the Government of each civilisation if necessary by altering peoples genes. Should anything go wrong with genetic interference, it is not unusual for people to disappear. There are rebels, who hate being controlled. Some have escaped to Outside, where plants grow uncontrolled and which is thought to be lawless, backward and uncivilised. However, a majority of residents love the controlled weather system, which never interferes with pleasurable activities (it rains only at night!); has a moon, sun and stars which appear to revolve around the system, a crop-growing facility and farming including horses, cows, poultry, orchards etc. People can live as long as they like for hundreds of years if desired and children can stay as children for as long as they (and their parents) wish. There are robots for servants; there is an education system and hospitals etc., etc. everything you could wish for! However, not everyone is happy with the situation the children in particular. The story is about one family in particular, Katie and Ian Stone, their children, Michael and Sarah and their experiences in (and out of) Gene Control.
A wolf is trapped in a tree for wrongdoing, by the Great God Pan. He can only free himself by helping others. He waits for many years, then the tree is felled, and used to make new floorboards to refurbish a cottage in a wood. After which Wolf is able to come to life and help people. A young boy and his little sister, part of a family who rent the cottage, are first to see Wolf. His first helpful action is to save the little girl from danger. Later, he takes the boy on adventures to the past where they help a sweep boy; a herbalist and her daughter; a wood mouse and her family and an old lady who is ill. The story ends happily, with a very lucky find - and everyone lives happily ever after!
Thinking about the recent discoveries about genetics, I wondered what it might be like if governments decided to control how long we should live. The aspect I chose is about increasing our lifespan (but I know there is another side to this which is rather more sinister!) My story is set in the future, where Gene Control apparently sets the ground rules in every country and civilisation in most areas is confined to huge domes with artificial weather systems. Health both physical and mental is dealt with by the Government of each civilisation if necessary by altering peoples genes. Should anything go wrong with genetic interference, it is not unusual for people to disappear. There are rebels, who hate being controlled. Some have escaped to Outside, where plants grow uncontrolled and which is thought to be lawless, backward and uncivilised. However, a majority of residents love the controlled weather system, which never interferes with pleasurable activities (it rains only at night!); has a moon, sun and stars which appear to revolve around the system, a crop-growing facility and farming including horses, cows, poultry, orchards etc. People can live as long as they like for hundreds of years if desired and children can stay as children for as long as they (and their parents) wish. There are robots for servants; there is an education system and hospitals etc., etc. everything you could wish for! However, not everyone is happy with the situation the children in particular. The story is about one family in particular, Katie and Ian Stone, their children, Michael and Sarah and their experiences in (and out of) Gene Control.
Time scale: Just before mobile phones came into general use. Husband leaves wife and children, who, unable to afford life in the city move to the country for peace and quiet and to build a new life away from unhappy memories. Catherine Blackwoods daughter, 12year old Susie, is attacked and raped whilst playing truant. The story covers Susies hospitalization and recovery from her injuries and her abduction whilst on holiday in Blackpool with her grandparents. The arrest of an innocent man, who has met Catherine, Susie and her twin brothers at the hospital whilst visiting his sick wife and finally the apprehension of the guilty party and the return to normal existence and happiness of the people whose lives have been disrupted.
A wolf is trapped in a tree for wrongdoing, by the Great God Pan. He can only free himself by helping others. He waits for many years, then the tree is felled, and used to make new floorboards to refurbish a cottage in a wood. After which Wolf is able to come to life and help people. A young boy and his little sister, part of a family who rent the cottage, are first to see Wolf. His first helpful action is to save the little girl from danger. Later, he takes the boy on adventures to the past where they help a sweep boy; a herbalist and her daughter; a wood mouse and her family and an old lady who is ill. The story ends happily, with a very lucky find - and everyone lives happily ever after!
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