Millicent

by Peter Karl

Millicent, a seventeen-year-old who is wrapping up high school and has dreams of pursuing higher education, at university. Despite living with Rosalyn and Roland, Millicent learns she is adopted. The adoption had to be disclosed because of unforeseen circumstances about to present themselves. Cherie, Millie's biological mother, who has been in a ten-year de facto relationship, wants to meet her after sixteen years of living in the same town. An unknown assailant unexpectedly killed Cherie's partner, leaving her to fend for herself for the first time in ten years. Amid a jewellery heist, attempted murder, police investigation, and her boyfriend's criminal past, Millie, as a young adult, seizes control of her life and finally reunites with her mother.

213 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 25, 2026