One Life Passes for Another
Author | : Jill Stephenson |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2008-10-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781465319203 |
ISBN-13 | : 1465319204 |
Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: I was rewarded for being afraid, Teri Lang confesses as her respectable life begins to shatter. Working her way into the citys circle of moneyed elite, Teris career excels at a lightnings pace. Embracing the rules of the powerful who chart her meteoric rise, Teri accepts their honors and benefits from their connections. But just as her future approaches the brink of limitless success, Teri meets a young radical whose personal mission is to destroy the web Teri has so slavishly served. A study in greed and politics, One Life Passes for Another takes the reader through a complex canvas of characters, agendas and motives. It is a story of ideals gone astray and the nameless drive that leads even the well-intentioned into places they never thought possible.