“Misconception” (catchy title Avner!) follows a fertility specialist who delivers a grossly deformed baby and must figure out how the child was conceived. As you might imagine, there’s a lot more to the story as she uncovers conspiracies and cover-ups and craziness.
Hershlag apparently wrote the book as a lark, never thinking much would come of it. But as he showed it to friends, including presumably his daughter, who encouraged him to shop it to publishers.
There’s no word on who’s ready to publish the script just yet but I’ll bet once a deal is done, there’ll be a certain actress ready to option the screen rights. You can also read an excerpt from the story online if you’re so inclined…