Nao Brown struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder and urges to harm others. However, she wants to overcome these issues and get her design and illustration career off the ground. Her boyfriend dumps her, yet she meets a washing machine repairman and an art teacher at the Buddhist Center. The Nao of Brown is created by Glyn Dillon and will be released by SelfMadeHero, an imprint of Abrams in September.