This is a quote from A Brownstone in Brooklyn about how “ life shifts on a dime.” It was pulled from the novel and published on the ReadersHook website: https://readershook.com/author/julius_thompson
In a post-coup America, an Illinois farm boy is drawn into the resistance by his brother's death. Captured, he is given a choice: betray his friends, or the girl he loves will be lobotomized.
Imogene, a country-bred girl, longs to make a life for herself in New York City. She joins forces with her former college roommate to start a movie production company in the big city.