Lilian Quick is forty, barely making it as an artist in Toronto specializing in painting pets, including their auras. Her life seems mired in interactions through social media, spending time writing link-filled newsletters that go out to her audience, hoping to drum up her animal painting business.By chance Lilian reestablishes contact with her long-lost cousin, who now uses the first name "Eleven" as she promotes the Ascendency, an (expensive) female empowerment program. Eleven is so thrilled to be with Lilian again that she hires Lilian to join her team, preparing for the next Ascendency program. Eleven has Lilian participate in the Ascendency, in addition to working for her. Lilian is thrilled to have a regular, high-paying job, and watches her debts disappear while she lives in New York, in a rent-free apartment provided by Eleven.
As Lilian delves deeper into her potential, though, she reevaluates her childhood relationship with Eleven, realizing that Eleven's young life was not ideal by any means. Another thing, as Lilian gets more in touch with herself, she begins to be more inundated by stimuli, finding it hard to focus. An underlying theme seems to be what is friendship? Rather New-Age-y, but quite thoughtful and a quick read.
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