A young woman unravels the mystery of her birth and learns about love and forgiveness in Purity, a coming of age saga that also takes a hard look at 21 st century investigative journalism and the cult of personality.

At 23, Purity ‘Pip’ Tyler is working in phone sales and struggling to pay back $130,000 in student loans. She has few friends and often tangles with her overbearing and overwrought mom, Penelope. Penelope frustrates her by refusing to identify Pip’s father. Pip has searched for clues to her mother’s past online and in their cabin in the mountains near Santa Cruz, California, but finds nothing…