The
launch of Sputnik in October 1957, at
the height of the baby boom, put in motion events that would give rise to an
age of technology and fundamentally alter society and faith. Jackie is Sputnik’s Child, and her story is that
of a generation that came of age through the turbulence of the 1960s, the Age
of Aquarius, the “Me” Decade, and times of social malaise and irrational exuberance.
This is the story of those who were influenced by race riots, the Vietnam War,
and Woodstock, those inspired by astronauts reading Genesis as they orbited the
moon and walked on its surface for the first time, the drama of Apollo 13, the promise of Christa
McAuliffe and the Challenger, and
those who were impacted by the rapid emergence of technology. Sputnik’s Child is an engaging
and thought-provoking novel that chronicles the lives of familiar characters against the sweep of
history. Through Jackie, her friends, and their experiences, readers will
experience the events that guided the baby boomer generation and gave rise to
an age of technology. This is a story for those who have faith that science and
technology will improve the quality of life or provide cures for afflictions as
well as those for whom the promise of technology remains unfulfilled and
question whether the potential of technology truly justifies their faith.
