A Significant Test of Blood

by Glynnis Hayward

Lauren Marlowe, a young American woman, is working in South Africa when she becomes the victim of a violent attack that exposes her to the HIV virus. The nightmare of abduction and assault strengthens her resolve to complete a project helping AIDS orphans. Her situation is complicated as she falls in love with a South African man. In California , shocking secrets emerge as Lauren’s family copes with the death of their patriarch. Her predicament further tests their tolerance of each other—and their differing religious beliefs—when bio-ethical issues arise regarding birth and death. In the turmoil, lifelong jealousies and animosity erupt. Some of the characters become victims of events through circumstances beyond their control; others are victims of their own prejudice.

275 pages, Paperback

First published August 20, 2007

Reviews

[Glynnis Hayward]

How do people become victims and how do they survive - or not? Lauren, Janet, Howard, Philip - they were all victims, but some of their own making.