On his 25th birthday, following the death of his brother, Max and his best friend Peter wander the wintry streets of Manhattan, contemplating life, livelihood, and what it means to be adult.

Peter and Addie find themselves walking across town, reluctantly discovering with each Avenue that this could be goodbye; but not for the reasons we think.

One day in 2005, Jing Tian's home telephone rang. It was a Canadian, a stranger, asking if she wanted her help to escape China. Wide eyed, she listened to her offer. 5 months later, Tian, her husband and sister were about to cross into the Burmese jungle carrying little more than the clothes on their backs. This is the story of their escape, and why they had to.