Juliana

Twenty-two and knowing no one, Tess leaves home to begin her adult life in New York City. Thus begins a year that is both enchanting and punishing in a low-level job at “the best restaurant in New York City”. Grueling hours and a steep culinary learning curve awaken her to the beauty of oysters, the finest champagnes, the appellations of Burgundy. At the same time, she opens herself to friendships - and love - set against the backdrop of dive bars and late nights.

Vivi asi, solo, sin nadie con quien hablar verdaderamente, hasta que tuve una averia en el desierto del Sahara, hace seis anos. Algo se habia roto en mi motor. Y como no tenia conmigo ni mecanico ni pasajeros, me dispuse a realizar, solo, una reparacion dificil. Era, para mi, cuestion de vida o muerte. Tenia agua apenas para ocho dias. La primera noche dormi sobre la arena a mil millas de toda tierra habitada. Estaba mas aislado que un naufrago sobre una balsa en medio del oceano.

The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives. Every day the same. Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to feel like she knows them. Jess and Jason, she calls them. Their life - as she sees it - is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost.