Bøker av Norah Woodsey

An inventive novel about wishes and regret. - Kirkus ReviewsTildy 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.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? THE STATES is a reimagining of Jane Austen's Persuasion - a story of love, obligation, and second chances.

Vera Elpis is a quiet woman with a desk job, two friends, and a cozy apartment. On the surface, her life is easy. Children adore her, her inheritance sustains her, and she is safe. The only blight is her unexplained infertility, a condition that shames and enrages her.In her lonely quest for motherhood, Vera fails to appreciate her own peculiarity. What happened before she moved here? How does she always know the weather forecast? And why doesn't her cousin Jennifer, an executive at a secretive tech firm, trust her?THE CONTROL PROBLEM tells of a woman who learns she is less than she thought and more than she realized. Who will she become when her goal is lost? What path will she take?