How does a rebel from the Jewish suburbs of Philadelphia ultimately find a home
in the Son of Moses Valley on the island of Ibiza? Maggie Scratch tells this sto
ry. About to turn thirty-two in 1980, a self-styled columnist for The Ibiza News
, Maggie reports current events from her century old farmhouse while reliving pa
st adventures. From coming of age in the 60's in Elkins Park, to college in Bost
on in the 70's, to a teepee in the California redwoods and then to a palapa in M
exico, Maggie explores the world. It is menshe apparently pursues, but her best
friend, Seneca Stone sums up Maggie with a metaphor: "Maggie Scratch searching f
or seeds." Maggie wonders if she will find away to get pregnant or have to break
up with Izzy, the charismatic painter, because of his vasectomy. While driven t
o plant a seed in herself, Maggie hears her grandmother's voice saying, "certain
paths are meant to be." She stumbles upon a man in a forest and wonders if he i
s meant to be her stud.
