Synopsis: As the book begins, Athena is dead. How she ended up that way creates the intrigue sustaining the book.... As a child, she shows a strong religious vocation and reports seeing angels and saints, which both impresses and worries her parents. ...she searches for the answer to the classical question of "Who am I?" through many experiences. In her quest, she opens her heart to intoxicating powers of [the Mother Goddess] and becomes a controversial spiritual leader in London. (source Wikipedia.org)