The Burnout

Sasha has reached a level of burnout that most modern workers can commiserate with: a bone-deep exhaustion courtesy of an endlessly pinging email inbox and forced employee-wellness programs that feign compassion; her sole sustenance comes from the prepared-food section of the local market. Sasha finally reaches her limit and has a not-so-private breakdown in front of her colleagues at Zoose, the hottest new travel app. To recuperate, her family sends her to Rilston Bay, the beach town where she vacationed as a child, which holds Sasha’s fondest memories of her late father. She meets a surly, brooding man on the train to Rilston Bay and is shocked and dismayed to see that he’s bunking at the same formerly luxurious (but now completely run-down) resort she used to idealize as a child. But Sasha and Finn soon go from enemies to friends, thanks to mysterious messages that keep appearing on the beach, and discover their futures along the way.