The Rift
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The great valley of the Rift between Tanzania and Malawi, two hundred fifty thousand years ago, is covered by a vast, saline lake, surrounded by lush vegetation, where homo africanensis live peacefully in a virtual garden of Eden. Imagine an extraordinary event happening in this environment, changing the DNA of the ape-like homo africanensis, turning them into homo sapiens (humans) in a matter of minutes. THE RIFT is the thrilling story, which is based on these events. It unfolds with breath taking action and adventure taking us from the Constellation of Orion to the Rift Valley-Africa, Cambridge-England, New York, Rome, The Vatican, Hong Kong, and back.
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The Rift is a non-stop adventure that combines the symbolism of Michaelangelo's Creation of Adam in the Sistine Chapel with all of the intrigue and suspense of the best thrillers and mysteries.
This international thriller explores the origin of the human spirit, based on the most recent scientific research, including the latest discoveries in anthropology, space exploration, astronomy, and DNA-research.
The reader is whisked away on an amazing, action packed journey from the Valley of the Rift, Africa, Cambridge, New York, and the Vatican, to Southern China, Hong Kong, and back again.
Trying to solve the eternal puzzle of what makes us human is a thrill all by itself. The author's imagination combines both the scientific and religious explanations of humanity's origins within this fast moving story.
Book cover: The Creation by Michaelangelo. The finger of God touches Adam with the spark (image courtesy of NASA) that makes us human.
About the Author
Frederica Pratter is a prolific writer, of cross-cultural, international based novels and screenplays. She was born and raised in Austria after World War II. She speaks several languages, but prefers to write in English. She has traveled extensively, and lived in Miami, New York, and Los Angeles. She currently resides in Southern California on a verdant mini ranch with her scientist husband. Frederica’s interests include art, cooking, the state of universal science, and the human condition.