Persuasion: A Novel

TITLE:  Persuasion, A Novel  (first edition paperback; release date 9/15/11; this title is not available in digital editions anywhere)

GENRE:  Contemporary Fiction

THEME/S:  coming-of-age, mystery, roles, paranormal, romance

TAGS:  coming of age, environment, Francine Saint Marie, ghosts, identity, magic realism, mystery, romance, paranormal, persuasion

AUDIENCE:  All (PG)

MAIN CHARACTERS (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE): Jessica Wheeler (age 19), Zoe Boice Summerfield (age 22), Millicent Ida Parsons (ghost), The Karner Blue (endangered butterfly)

PRIMARY SETTING:  present day New England U.S.A. (September)

PERIOD:  21st century, 19th & 20th century flashbacks

TIME FRAME OF EVENTS:  approximately ten daylight hours

NARRATIVE:  third person

FONT/S:  Times New Roman (11½ point), Brush Script (chapter headings), Arial (page headers only)

NUMBER OF PAGES:  200 total

NUMBER OF CHAPTERS:   twenty (see table of contents below)

CHAPTER TITLES (1 to 20):  The Letter, The Key, The Window, The House, The Trees, The Town, The Music, The Message, The Woods, The Car, The Call, The Butterfly, The Spirit, The Battle, The Man, The Path, The Truth, The Decision, The Answer, The End

PUBLISHER: Fifth Column Press (first edition - September 2011)

PERSUASION:  Coming of age; coming to terms. A new novel from critically acclaimed author, Francine Saint Marie. (Not available in digital editions anywhere.)