From Publishers Weekly Does God exist? Is she a blonde， blue-eyed woman named Sati， encountered hitchhiking in the Arizona desert where she is picked up by Michael， a long-haul trucker at odds with life? The questions crystallize back in Los Angeles at the trucker's ramshackle apartment， when Sati declares she is the deity and sets about proving it. No miracles， but changes come about for a motley cast: a dying AIDS victim， a drug dealer， a fundamentalist preacher， Michael's estranged wife and their little daughter. Each is attracted to Sati's beautiful simplicity， though they confront and challenge her. When her life is terminated violently， they realize she "had given us a taste of our inner silence， a taste of ourselves." The ancient hope for redemption is recast in this sprightly contemporary parable， the first adult novel from a bestselling author of young adult fiction ( Chain Letter ). Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information， Inc. From School Library Journal YA-- A story of the Second Coming. Sati， a blond， blue-eyed beauty， declares simply that she is God and has come to "play a while." Her story is told by a skeptical truck driver， Michael， who picks up the newly reborn goddess along a desert highway and takes her to his apartment and into his circle of friends. Although God appears as Mother rather than Father in this carefully and sparingly written fantasy， the language and viewpoint are uncomplicatedly masculine. Pike explicates all sophisticated allusions in context， making the book clearly suitable for YAs. Readers should be comfortable with the narrator's voice and psyche， as Michael struggles with his doubts and desire to believe. Sati could be a valuable addition to a growing library of multicultural literature for high school students. Although its characters are not from minorities， it will make a fine introduction to non-Christian religious beliefs， for Sati's philosophy and persona is based on a mixture of Buddhist， Hindu， and other spiritual thought. The essence of her thesis is that "We're all God."-- Marya Andreen， R. E. Lee High School， Springfield， VACopyright 1991 Reed Business Information， Inc. See all Editorial Reviews