About the book: 2011 / Eugenie Mars is well over fifty. One day, when they give her a seat on the bus, she realizes that life is coming to an end, and ahead is only loneliness and extinction. The husband left for a young woman, the student daughter is tormented by endless nagging and ridicule. One day, while dining at a restaurant with two boring friends, she notices a young waiter: his light dancing gait fascinates her.