Backfill

By Cynthia Soule Levesque

Description:

Environmental manager Mary Ann Hodges takes on a job to build a near-zero emission coal power plant and mine at a power generating and mining company in the Utah desert. She discovers a conspiracy to hide the truth about an illegal gold mining operation in partnership with an oil and gas fracking company which is threatening the region environmentally. Mary Ann goes on a desperate hunt for answers, drawing on spiritual strength for courage to overcome the nightmarish challenges of her boss that include kidnapping and attempted murder. Meanwhile, a Chinese alternative medicine physician is searching for a cure for cancer and teams with a physical anthropologist to discover the medical curative used by a hidden ancient American Indian civilization that is being impacted by the gold mining operation of Mary Ann’s unethical boss.

Book Takeaway:

I present a female role model of scientist and professional who is also a Christian; I provide greater awareness of environmental issues in today's society and the need to be caretakers of God's gift of Planet Earth.

Why the author wrote this book:

I want people to be more aware of environmental issues because as Christians we have a responsibility to be stewards of God's creation. Through a fictionalized setting, Backfill provides a look at the impacts of industries and what mankind can do to the world that God gave us.