The Fresco
3 journalers for this copy...
I always enjoy Tepper and this was an interesting one.
It's on it's way to Tribefan, US. Hope it gets a good home there.
Journal Entry 3 by Ulrika at Controlled Release in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, July 1, 2004
Released on Thursday, July 01, 2004 at Controlled Release in Controlled Release, Controlled Release Controlled Releases.
I really am new at this. Still on it's way to US - hope it flies quickly.
I really am new at this. Still on it's way to US - hope it flies quickly.
Received in trade from Ulrika in Sweden! Thank you so much! Your book should be arriving soon! Mailed it out Thursday!
I loved this book!
Book Description
Part thriller, part social SF, prolific novelist Sheri S. Tepper's latest follows the adventures of Benita Alvarez-Shipton, an empty nester in her mid-30s, whose life is changed when two aliens ask her to carry their greetings to Washington, D.C. Chosen as intermediary because she is both ordinary and beyond political reproach, Benita seizes the opportunity to leave her abusive, alcoholic husband and start a new life in D.C. However, she doesn't count on her role extending beyond the initial delivery of the alien greetings, or on the dangers it will attract to her and her children.
Chiddy and Vess, ethical representatives of the benevolent Pistach, come to offer earth inclusion in a multirace Confederation--but on condition that earth clean up its societal woes. Earth has also attracted the attention of a subgroup of predatory races, who view the overpopulated planet as a rich hunting ground. Humanity must choose--either adopt the Pistach principal of Neighborliness and be ushered into the Confederation or refuse and be left at the mercy of the predators.
Interwoven with the earth-based action are excerpts from Chiddy's diary, written as a letter to Benita, that describe the complex Pistach society and the Pistach religion documented by the eponymous Fresco. The 17-panel, divinely inspired painting has for centuries been obscured by smoke from votive candles. Tradition dictates the events and symbols that lie hidden beneath the grime, and it is taboo to ever clean the Fresco. When Chiddy accidentally clears away part of the soot, revealing images that contradict Pistach dogma, it sets into motion a chain of events that undermine racial self-perception and threaten both Pistach and human survival.
Book Description
Part thriller, part social SF, prolific novelist Sheri S. Tepper's latest follows the adventures of Benita Alvarez-Shipton, an empty nester in her mid-30s, whose life is changed when two aliens ask her to carry their greetings to Washington, D.C. Chosen as intermediary because she is both ordinary and beyond political reproach, Benita seizes the opportunity to leave her abusive, alcoholic husband and start a new life in D.C. However, she doesn't count on her role extending beyond the initial delivery of the alien greetings, or on the dangers it will attract to her and her children.
Chiddy and Vess, ethical representatives of the benevolent Pistach, come to offer earth inclusion in a multirace Confederation--but on condition that earth clean up its societal woes. Earth has also attracted the attention of a subgroup of predatory races, who view the overpopulated planet as a rich hunting ground. Humanity must choose--either adopt the Pistach principal of Neighborliness and be ushered into the Confederation or refuse and be left at the mercy of the predators.
Interwoven with the earth-based action are excerpts from Chiddy's diary, written as a letter to Benita, that describe the complex Pistach society and the Pistach religion documented by the eponymous Fresco. The 17-panel, divinely inspired painting has for centuries been obscured by smoke from votive candles. Tradition dictates the events and symbols that lie hidden beneath the grime, and it is taboo to ever clean the Fresco. When Chiddy accidentally clears away part of the soot, revealing images that contradict Pistach dogma, it sets into motion a chain of events that undermine racial self-perception and threaten both Pistach and human survival.
Journal Entry 6 by 
Tribefan
at RABCK in RABCK, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Tribefan at RABCK in RABCK, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Released on Tuesday, August 17, 2004 at RABCK to fellow Bookcrossing member in RABCK, A RABCK Controlled Releases.
Sent to mrsordonez in St. Louis, Missouri. Enjoy!
Sent to mrsordonez in St. Louis, Missouri. Enjoy!
Thanks so much for this book! I'm very excited to recieve it, I have been unfamiliar with Tepper's other works, but really enjoyed Beauty, so I have high expectations for this one. You're the best!
