Just Emilia

The past, present, and future collide in a DC Metro elevator as three women get caught up in a gripping time-traveling tale of memory, emotion, and unspoken truths about their shared history. Synopsis: When Emilia Fletcher finds herself trapped inside a Washington, DC Metro elevator, getting out is the least of her problems. Sharing the confined space with her are Em, a troubled teenager plagued by suicidal thoughts, and Millie, an elderly woman yearning to mend ties with her estranged daughter. As the hours drag on, hunger, exhaustion, and panic set in, revealing an almost incomprehensible truth: they are the same person. Locked in an uncompromising match of memories, the three women excavate and attempt to reckon with the shared shame and suffering stemming from an unresolved trauma that has cast a profound shadow over their lives. Brimming with biting humor, compassion, and quick-witted insight, JUST EMILIA is remarkable journey of self-discovery.

Jennifer Oko is a writer, journalist, and filmmaker. Her memoir, Lying Together, was a New York Times Book Review "Editor's Choice." She is also the author of two previous novels; Gloss, a satire of morning television which was a USA Today “ Hot Summer Read,” and Head Case, a comic mystery about psycho-pharmaceutical trafficking which she swears is not autobiographical in any way. She lives in Washington, DC with her family.