Paul Zomers arranges a welcome for new neighbours Haydies and Persefony Sticks to the pristine hinterland above the coast. After more drinks than is wise, Paul blurts out that he knows Fr Pleasance who at that moment is featuring in media reports for the abuse of a minor. Partner Brad and the new neighbours will not let the mere mention pass. As Paul's story advances so does the number of glasses of champagne until he makes a confession that unleashes an uncontrollable chain of events that draws in media people and a group of public liability lawyers. While Paul wrestles with events that eventually bring him to the attention of the national media, he gets unwittingly caught in a strange re-orienting relationship with Persefony and her alternative life-style. Others watch the gradual swapping of roles with dismay. They have to do something about it.
 

ISBN 978 1 876262 12 9, pb, 277 pages,  $19.95, PUBLISHED January 2010

The paperback edition is no long available

Seeking the Divine Spark is a work of fiction. Although I draw my inspiration often from actual events, all the people, places and events in the story are entirely fictitious. No character or place or event in the story represents a real person or real place or real event.