Fatherless mischievous nonsense there was a very clever

there was a very clever boy

Full of the deep insights into the spaces where the fragility of human nature and the justice system collide

the roaring '20s

469-foot peak of a mountain in eastern Afghanistan

Blending folktale with history

Fatherless mischievous nonsense there was a very cleverThe year is 2042, and the long predicted tipping point has arrived. For the first time in human history, the economic pyramid has flipped: The feeble old now outnumber the vigorous young, and this untenable situation is intensifying a battle between competing cultural agendas. Reporter Julia Davidson a formerly award winning journalist seeking to revive a flagging career is investigating the growing crisis, unaware that her activity makes her a pawn