"An Empty Cup of Kindness " by George M. Cochran is a spectacularly romantic work of fiction. In her 39th year, Mary Templeton Powell is beset with grief. As she mourns the loss of a stillborn child and cheating husband, Mary books a flight that she doesn't yet know will alter her life forever. On New Year's Eve, 1999, as she heads east at 500 miles per hour, she meets the handsome architect, Michael Bowland, with whom she shares a cup of champagne as they celebrate every turn of the century from Calcutta to Seattle. Plagued with a secret only she can contend with, and as she falls deeper in love, Mary must embrace vulnerability to reveal her truest self.

Retired DGA commercial film director George Cochran's debut novel, An Empty Cup of Kindness grapples with love, loss and sense of self with a cunning dexterity that will embolden even the most callous reader to embrace the depths of emotion penned in this tender story.