The Imperium
Book One: Wayan
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Shariff was visiting her Mosque and chatting with the Imam. “My daughter,” said he, “you obviously accept Australia as your country now, one where you retain the freedom to practice our religion”? “Yes” answered Shariff. I am completely comfortable with that, but I just feel dizzy moving from being a quiet lady in the suburbs, hoping for a man, to working in The House and then being flown to Sydney at short notice and back again on the same morning. It all seems a bit much for me”. The Imam gently inquired “Do you see yourself as adding to the safety of our country”? “Oh yes, I think there is value in what I can do, it’s just that I am nervous about it”. The Imam continued “Is it your Hijab that makes you nervous? If so, I can grant you dispensation”. “Oh no” Shariff responded with verve. “The thing is I am totally accepted for who I am and it is not an issue, I promise. It is all within me. It is about how I cope with doing stuff my brain finds hard to even get in touch with”. “I knew we had evil in Afghanistan” Shariff continued, “but this was an evil that on the one hand seemed black and white while on the other hand had undertones of Americanism and duplicity”. “Yes yes, go on”. “Here is it not black and white, and I feel my compass is spinning”. “Does this cause a compromise between you and your faith”?asked the Iman. “No, to the contrary it is, I think, giving me a new strength. It is just that I am not sure how much strength an Islamic woman should feel”. The Iman held her hand. “Shariff, the modern woman of faith takes as much strength as any man from every situation. Please keep your faith and build your integrity. Many will come to draw comfort from the example you are setting”.
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Set in contemporary Australia where both a female Governor-General and a female Prime Minister control the nation activities a concern arises among senior Public Servants and some of the Diplomatic Corps. Were they to become known the country would be destabilised. The Governor-General forms a covert security agency to protect her and the PM. James, an experienced operative is seconded from DSD and given the task to assemble and lead a small but deadly-effective team. The alcohol-dependant Prime Minister worries that her estranged husband might be involved in some way with the child pornography ring which is whispered about in Canberra but has always stayed hidden. James and his team commence their investigations which take them through Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand to identify whether the rumour has substance and how if at all it may implicate the PM and the G-G. The gardens of Government House Canberra have never looked better and Her Excellency has never seemed happier than she does since a handsome young Mexican gardener was appointed by The Keeper of The House. He reveals a house secret to the team and provides operational space for them in a former rum cellar accessed through a pantry in the kitchen of Mrs Graviston, The House cook.