Marissa and Julia have been friends since they were teens. Marissa is the submissive one in the friendship. Julia has always been more out-going and often tries to run Julia's life - including 'making' her break up with her boyfriend Nathan years ago. Today the friends both live in NYC. Marissa is doing well as a senior editor at a magazine (although she is a little tired of all the weight-loss articles that have to be done month after month). Julia is in the ballet. Although they no longer share an apartment, they stay in very close contact. One night Marissa has left work on time to make it the restaurant where she is meeting Julia. But of course Julia is late - as always. Marissa is irritated by this rudeness and fantasizes about leaving when she sees the familiar face headed towards her. That is when the taxi hits Julia. Julia survives the accident but she suffers a brain injury. I learned a bit about how the brain reacts to a trauma and a lot about what a friendship means. It was a good read and I didn't need any Kleenex to get through it!
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