Who Shall Live

<p><strong>A beautiful modern fable that combines Jewish philosophy with modern problems. -Matthew Arnold Stern author of <em>Amiga</em></strong></p><p>Four-year-old Eva is abducted by her grandmother from a Jewish Community in Indiana and raised in the forest. As an adult she becomes First Woman leader of the Woodland Cooperative a haven for those escaping the pandemic-including the handsome schemer Larry. Eva betrays her community when the Cooperative is overwhelmed by invading townspeople. She flees to a secluded part of the forest with the magical book Roots of the Woods after stealing a toddler boy to be a companion for her baby girl Azura.</p><p>Meanwhile Azura's father Isaac dabbles in mystical Jewish practices. When Azura is in her early teens she finds him. In an impulsive act that will have far-reaching consequences she kidnaps her father's newborn son. Under pressure from Covid-30 she must earn her father's forgiveness and discover how to atone for three generations of missing and abducted children.</p>