NSBN: 0064-00298-001 163 Pages Published by: NoSpine.com I postulated a new virus: Parthenogenesis Inducing Virus, PIV for short. The virus has no effect on adults, none whatsoever. All it does is interfere with the developing ova of girls long before they are born. The only (sic!) consequence is that when these girls grow up they tend to become pregnant spontaneously, without intercourse with a man. They can have no sons at all, only identical daughters, identical with their mothers as well as with each other. In other words: clones. These daughters are of course also infected. As there are no symptoms in the first generation carriers, the virus spreads rapidly and unchecked. (I discussed the biological aspects of the virus with a medical doctor. His verdict: - horrible thought! - 'yes, not impossible at all.') The novel 'PIV' explores the impact of the virus upon two generations of a single family living in Whangarei, New Zealand, and thus indirectly upon the wider society. 'PIV' starts with the discovery of the virus and examines the emotional problems of a young woman with a 'PIV' pregnancy and the effects on her marriage. The second part of the novel explores the development of her identical daughter in a society where no more boys get born, and probes the daughter's struggle to build a meaningful life. This book is no longer available

by Leo Cappèl A lighthearted and captivating tale of how an ordinary group of people with a common dream to sail the Pacific and a new found love of theatre life, use their collective talents to overcome their individual fears and weaknesses and realize their ambitions through friendship, inventiveness, courage and determination. 125mm x 200mm Paperback R.R.P $24.95 ISBN 0958212678 Publisher: Horizon Press New Zealand Publication The novel is set in New Zealand - in the very location where the 2002 America's Cup will be sailed! The story and characters are fiction, but the locations are described exactly as they are in real life. I have drawn heavily on my experience with the theatre and with yachting. A group of people from diverse backgrounds share a common dream: to build their own yachts and sail around the Pacific. They live in caravans or half finished yachts on a somewhat run-down boat yard for amateur boat builders in West Auckland, New Zealand. Much of the story is told as seen through the eyes of a Swiss immigrant, who makes silver spoons for a living. He lives with his professional actress wife on an old sailing boat, which they are slowly restoring. The other main characters are an alcoholic fisherman, two young twins and an architect. When the actress lands the leading role in a major stage production, the others become involved in various ways, and get hooked into theatre life. Meanwhile the fisherman's wife leaves him because of his alcoholism. Various events convince the man - wrongly! - she has gone to France, so he sells his half finished boat and his caravan to go looking for her. All this inspires the architect to write a stage play himself. This gets performed just once, by a group of drama students, including the twins. No regular theatre will touch it. The two story lines come to a head at much the same time, but now the group face a dilemma - they want to go sailing, they want to act, and they want to see the new play produced professionally. How can they reconcile the emotional pull of the stage with their desire to go sailing? This book is now out of print

Plays by Leo Cappel PAPAGENINA’S FLUTE Award winner at the annual playwrights competition, New Zealand A fairy-tale musical for young people, inspired by Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” Cast: 4 female, 4 male, plus 3 musicians, who take part in the actions on the stage. On her 13th birthday Papagenina – daughter of Papageno and Papagena – is given the Magic Flute. During a voyage of self-discovery, while trying to master the Flute’s magic, she discovers her own role in the creation of the Flute and in the origin of the Queen of the Night. Script NZ$ 24 p.p. Music score NZ$ 20 p.p. THE LETTER A sketch for four actors, 2 female, 2 male. An elderly widower, Clive, writes to a young lady, Raewyn, who runs a mail order stamp shop. Raewyn sends him a photo of herself in reply. Clive’s landlady finds that photo, and also several letters Clive – in his loneliness – had written to himself. Script NZ$ 10 p.p. THE STAR SEEKER Cast: 2 female, 2 male, 2 either female or male. A frail old yachtsman had once rescued a competitor during an ocean race. He replays this event for a young reporter on his computer sailing simulator. When a dangerous flood threatens his home on the shore of the Taiery River, the reporter attempts to rescue him in turn, and finds him serenely sailing his computer simulator Script NZ$ 16 p.p. WINDOW A musical for high school or college students Cast: 2 female, 1 male, plus 3 musicians, who take part in the actions on the stage. Joany has a crush on her boss, Robin. He does not respond. Out of frustration Joany tells Robin’s wife that they have slept together. To prove that fantasy she makes up a story about Robin’s birthmark, “in a place where it doesn’t show”. Script plus music score NZ$ 24 p.p. If you would like to purchase a script, please contact Leo Cappel at the email address below.

My three art 'needs' are writing, music and sculpting. Sculpting: I like combining materials, like wood-fired ceramics and bronze, and have exhibited widely. Music: my wife and I play old music, the older the better. Writing: poems, short stories and some of my books were published in Holland, Belgium and New Zealand. I also write musical stage plays, and enjoy seeing those come to life on stage. We love water sports. For 16 years we lived aboard a large ketch, which I designed and built myself in Auckland. We now live on tiny Kawau Island, off the New Zealand coast (shown below).

Email Leo: leo.cappel@xtra.co.nz Mail Leo: Leo Cappèl Private Bag 902 Kawau Island, Auckland Mail Service Centre NEW ZEALAND