State of Sweet Sorrow (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781923087293)

Dr Mihai Ionescu, a brash but brilliant neurosurgeon who desires to escape Communist Romania, is tormented by a past that haunts him

and a future constricted by the chains of tyranny. Marred by personal tragedy-a heartbreak compounded by bureaucratic failures, his disdain

for the State becomes unbearable. When the Head of the Securitate (Secret Police), one of the most feared figures in the country, seeks the doctor's expertise for his son's life threatening illness, Mihai stands at a crossroad. Does he avoid this dangerous case, or suggest a radical plan to save the boy?

In a regime where trust is scarce and stakes are high, Mihai's entanglement with the powerful elite leads him into a web of betrayal that breaks his steely resolve-until a minor miracle reignites a hope he desperately needs.