The First Law of Motion

"What's with the scar?" And so begins this debut novel with a nameless young woman as our guide on a fast-paced decent into an abyss of self-loathing. We learn that her world, the city underworld, is an experience to be embraced, not reviled, and that one's scars are only reminders of the violence within. Yet amid a flurry of shocking episodes, a story forms that speaks to hope. Surrounded by alcohol, drugs and anonymous sex, our heroine begins to shed her mask to reveal a life that...
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"What's with the scar?" And so begins this debut novel with a nameless young woman as our guide on a fast-paced decent into an abyss of self-loathing. We learn that her world, the city underworld, is an experience to be embraced, not reviled, and that one's scars are only reminders of the violence within. Yet amid a flurry of shocking episodes, a story forms that speaks to hope. Surrounded by alcohol, drugs and anonymous sex, our heroine begins to shed her mask to reveal a life that wasn't always chaotic. Reminders of a happy youth dot her episodic existence: her mother's New Jersey McMansion, old friends, and the ex-boyfriend who is at the core of her self-destructive behavior. As she begins to lose a grip on even these memories, she finds a stranger on a train. Then in a cafe, she spots him again and suddenly her world brightens. He appears to be everything she wants, but her emotional scars leave her unable to approach. So she watches him. And follows him. And as her interest becomes obsession, she finds herself once again on the brink with only one more chance at salvation. With dark humor and a biting tone, this compelling story unwinds like a train careening down the track, leaving the reader pulling for its perfectly flawed heroine to the very last page.