28
Days
Melbourne,
February 2100. Emma Cartwright has 28 days left to find work, otherwise she
must report to the Productive Citizens Bureau and accept any vacancy,
regardless of location, pay or conditions.
Her
situation becomes even more grave when the Employment Positions Portal is
disabled and the government refuses to extend her unemployment period. At 70,
Emma could opt for voluntary euthanasia, but she has her student son Jack to
support.
After a
chance meeting with the eccentric Cal Ritchie, founder of the clandestine group
Citizens’ Voice and supporter of those fleeing repressive laws to live in bush
camps, Emma is determined to escape her life of compliance.
When her
son Jack is suddenly arrested, Emma finds herself running out of time and options,
and has to take drastic measures. But can she save her son?
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Author
Bio – SUE PARRITT
Originally from England, and now living on
the Mornington Peninsula, south-east of Melbourne, Sue worked in university
libraries until taking early retirement in 2008 to concentrate on writing
novels. Creative writing has been a passion since her teenage years, with short
stories, poetry and articles published in magazines and anthologies in Australia,
the US and the UK. To date, Sue has
written nine novels:
Sannah and the Pilgrim, first in a trilogy of a future dystopian Australia focusing on
climate change and the harsh treatment of refugees from drowned Pacific
islands. Odyssey Books, 2014. Commended in the FAW Christina Stead Award, 2014.
Pia and the Skyman. Along with Kaire, pilgrim and skyman, Sannah’s daughter, Pia
continues her people’s fight for freedom. Odyssey Books, 2016. Commended in the
FAW Christina Stead Award, 2016.
The Sky Lines Alliance: three groups join
forces to overthrow the brutal Australian government.
Odyssey Books, 2016.
Chrysalis,
the story of a perceptive girl growing up in a Quaker family in Swinging
Sixties’ Britain. Morning Star Press, 2017
Re-Navigation recounts a life turned upside down when Julia, aged 40, journeys
from the sanctuary of middle-class Australian suburbia to undertake a retreat
at a college located on an isolated Welsh island. Creativia Publishing, 2019.
Feed Thy Enemy, based on Sue’s father’s experiences, is an account of courage and
compassion in the face of trauma as a British airman embarks on a plan that
risks all to feed a starving, war-stricken Italian family. Creativia
Publishing, 2019.
A Question of Country explores the migrant experience through the protagonist’s lifelong
search for meaningful identity. Next Chapter, April 2020.
Sue’s current project, The Reluctant
Doorkeeper Trilogy, set in Melbourne, 2100-2105, explores the problem of
overpopulation and extended life expectancy in an increasingly
climate-challenged world and the inhumane solutions adopted by a government
determined to rid Australia of unproductive citizens.
Book 1, 28 Days, sees Emma, aged 70,
emerge from a life of compliance to one of civil disobedience when the Employment
Positions Portal is disabled during the final 28 days of her Government
Allocated Unemployment Period.
Book 2, Next Step, follows Emma’s
first year as a Trainee Doorkeeper, her role to assign appropriate positions to
unemployed citizens, and her unofficial work for political change.
Book 3 will deal with a citizens’
revolution, as the population learn the truth about the role of Fully-Trained
Doorkeepers.
Passionate about social justice, Sue’s goal
as a fiction writer is to continue creating intrepid characters prepared to
risk their lives to effect positive change in a troubled world. She intends to
write for as long as possible, believing the extensive life experiences of
older writers can be employed to engage readers of all ages.
Social
Media Links – www.sueparritt.com
https://www.facebook.com/SueParrittAuthor/
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