White Eye

Penguin Books, 1993. Paperback. New. New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - When Diana Pembridge Comes Upon The Dead Body Of Her Nemesis, Carolyn Williams, Near The High Security Biotechnology Research Center Where Carolyn Worked, Scientific And Sexual Morality Become Entangled In An Unfolding Drama Of Scandal And Corruption. As The Official Investigation Into Carolyn's Death Proceeds, Diana, A Rancher's Daughter With A Passion For Birds Of Prey, Seeks The Answers To The Mysteries Of The Research Center And Its Connection To Carolyn's Death. The Questions She Raises Threaten The Research Of John Parker, Chief Scientist, Who Will Do Anything To Protect His Hidden Agenda - Which Involves An International Ring Of Smugglers Dealing In Laboratory Animals. Their Aim Is Power, Power They Will Gain By Deploying "White Eye," A Virus Fatal To Animals - And Humans. Set Against The Haunting Backdrop Of The Australian Bush, White Eye Pictures Predators And Prey, Scientists And Environmentalists, Aborigines And Whites, All In Dramatic Conflict - Under The Watchful Eye Of The Giant Eagle That Diana Is Painfully Rehabilitating, A Soaring Metaphor Of Her Own Spiritual Journey. White Eye Lays Bare The Moral Turmoil Of Our Times: The Biotechnology Revolution That Is In Direct Opposition To The Animal Rights Movement And Characters Who Are Caught In A Web Of Passions And Politics. Blanche D'alpuget's Novels Have Been Praised As Being "As Politically And Morally Complex As Those Of Graham Greene" (The Wall Street Journal). Her Latest, White Eye, Now Takes Its Place Alongside D'alpuget's Other Distinguished Novels, Turtle Beach, Winner Of The Pen Golden Jubilee Award, And Winter In Jerusalem, As An Example Of Her Remarkable Storytelling Gifts.