The Separation

<p>In a world where procreation is a chore and addiction is killing the population Franny Murphy is forced from the only home she's ever known upon her youngest daughter's eighteenth birthday. The Separation whereby those bearing and raising children are sequestered from the rest of the population is the Law.</p><p>She becomes addicted to quench a deadly and readily available depression medication and then fights to recover. It takes years to build a life for herself and her lover Matt. Rooted on Earth Satellite One she struggles with a jilted lover and her estranged older offspring who'd chosen child-free lives.</p><p>The High Council President grooms her as his successor yet seeks another successor among her children and her jilted lover. She takes a one-way trip to the Moon Colony hospice to care for Matt who'd only pretended addiction recovery. Granted all-access as a resident she broadcasts her plea for change as Athena the voice of the Resistance.</p>