The States

<p><em>An inventive novel about wishes and regret. - </em><strong><em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Tildy Sullivan is the middle child in an elite yet fading Manhattan family. Her quiet practicality hides her deep profound longing for childhood summers in western Ireland. She also carries a secret regret. Eight years ago after her mother's death she was persuaded to abandon Ireland and the love of a local boy. She now believes happiness is lost to her.</p><p><br></p><p>When she volunteers for a lucid dreaming experiment she thinks she can have all she wants - a life lived for her family during the day and a secret Ireland of her own at night. But she must choose - will she face reality or succumb to the ease of her dreams? </p><p><br></p><p>THE STATES is a reimagining of Jane Austen's<em> Persuasion</em> - a story of love obligation and second chances. </p>