Upside Down Kingdom

Amy Ashe had arrived in Washington, D.C. straight from collegein 2000, responsible, mild-mannered, and wry-humored. Twoyears later, she left her writing position at an influential lobbyfirm, and just walked out, mid-shift, on her trendy restaurant jobin Dupont Circle. During those two years, her ideals betrayed her. Strangers embraced her. And the city itself threatened to break her spirit even as it encouraged herto stretch her wings. These, all, have delivered her to this moment. This is the story of how she found the readiness to leave it all behind