Böcker av Wendy Macgown

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.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.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.

Megan Rosswell wants nothing to do with marriage and family. Raised a strict Baptist and now a customer support analyst for a thriving minicomputer manufacturer, she craves the fast life: gourmet dinners, trips to far-off places, designer clothes and an educated man with which to share it. She surrenders her innocence to Donald Alexander, a smooth-talking pilot, who showers her with all the thrills that money can buy; yet can¿t forget Stan Zambinskyi, the handyman she¿d longed for since childhood.The partying takes its toll, leaving her empty and exhausted. Then Donald is caught drunk on the job, refuses the airlines rehab program and is can only find work flying for a Columbian drug lord.A family tragedy forces her to take responsibility, not only for herself, but also for her sister¿s child. In the process of rearranging her life, she buys a Victorian, becomes a landlady and Stan¿s employer, and gives birth to Penny, an adorable baby girl.When Donald dumps a load and someone kidnaps Penny, she must fight for her very survival.Set in the minicomputer boom of the 1980s, Megabyte Rush captures a time when disk storage was king and working women discovered the true meaning of independence.