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There’s a novel that I read years ago (late 70’s or early 80’s) from a library in England for which I can no longer remember the author or the title; so if you recognize the content, I’d be a happy camper. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
The only things I can remember are…<\/p>\n
1\/ It was about mental powers, telepathy, etc<\/p>\n
2\/ Children developed these abilities at or around puberty (I think). If I remember correctly, the general populace\/government reacted badly to these children.<\/p>\n
3\/ There was a woman scientist who studied these children and came up with a way to synthesize the catalyst, which she then tried on herself and, after a really rough transition, found that she had the same abilities.<\/p>\n
3.1\/ I’ve also got a vague recollection (so take it with a grain of salt) that other adults who tried to gain these powers died.<\/p>\n
4\/ The initial symptom of these powers was an increase in sensory perception and intense pleasure – enough to lock the affected person into repeating whatever felt good regardless of what it was doing to them.<\/p>\n
4.1\/ The woman scientist\/doctor who managed to synthesize the activating chemical and used it on herself ended up “making love” to a tree (I’ve got a dim memory of the description of the feel of the bark against her naked skin).<\/p>\n
4.2\/ Another scene (probably just a paragraph or sentence) had a description of a boy who kept “pleasuring himself” for hours; even though he was now raw and bleeding, he couldn’t stop. (I think this was one of the notes the scientist\/doctor compiled about the affected children, rather than being a central theme or character development).<\/p>\n
4.3\/ The powers allowed the children to feel the emotions of others (though I do not remember if it was limited to others with powers or everyone in general) and they banded together to feel safe\/loved\/etc. when the rest of the world turned against them due to fear. I don’t remember if it was true telepathy or just extreme empathy.<\/p>\n
5\/ Once she had the same abilities as the children, the woman scientist joined up with a group of them – presumably to help defend them against the haters.<\/p>\n
Beyond that, I have no idea. The only other non-story items I know are…<\/p>\n
I know it’s not much to go on, but it’s been driving me batty trying to remember the title.<\/p>\n
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