Wanted

It is 1897. Desperation has set in among those who have been lured by the word of gold on the Klondike, only to discover upon arrival that all claims have been staked. In the ensuing mad scramble for survival, the women find themselves becoming objects of desire and exploitation to be traded among men. In its celebration of one woman's determination to triumph over all who seek to possess her, Wanted is far more than a period-piece history play. Resonant with echoes of the contemporary global village in which every one and every thing, including body parts and functions, have their cynically and openly advertised price, it is a portrait of raw desire, greed and lust for acquisition stripped of every veneer of civilization and reduced to a confrontation of the will to power in a world utterly indifferent to what is either fair or just.Sally Clark is the author of 'Wanted', published 2004 under ISBN 9780889225039 and ISBN 0889225036.