No Two Persons

Just one book. Nine people peruse. Life altered for ten. "A gloriously original celebration of fiction, and the ways it deepens our lives," is how New York Times bestselling author Erica Bauermeister describes her book No Two Persons.

Isn't that the essence of books' beauty? They transported you to locations you were unaware were necessary.

Writing has always been Alice's dream job. Although she has a natural gift, her novels stay safe and impersonal until a tragic incident shatter her heart, at which point she writes a magnificent first book. From a young girl disguising her homelessness to a free diver pushing himself to the limit, an artist enraged by the world, a bookshop seeking love, and a widower ripped by sorrow, her words make their way to readers. Everyone is lured into Alice's book; they all learn something new that broadens their horizons and gives them new directions in life.

Collectively, these tales demonstrate how reading can have the most exquisite and surprising effects on us and show how, despite our best efforts, we are all really much closer than we may realize.