{"product_id":"the-people-we-keep-9781982171308","title":"The People We Keep","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBOOK RIOT\u003c\/i\u003e'S BEST BOOKS OF 2021\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"This is a novel of great empathy, about connections and coming-of-age, built families and self-acceptance. It contains heartbreak and redemption, and a plucky, irresistible protagonist...[A] propulsive, empathetic novel.\" --\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLittle River, New York, 1994: April Sawicki is living in a motorless motorhome that her father won in a poker game. Failing out of school, picking up shifts at a local diner, she's left fending for herself in a town where she's never quite felt at home. When she \"borrows\" her neighbor's car to perform at an open mic night, she realizes her life could be much bigger than where she came from. After a fight with her dad, April packs her stuff and leaves for good, setting off on a journey to find a life that's all hers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDriving without a chosen destination, she stops to rest in Ithaca. Her only plan is to survive, but as she looks for work, she finds a kindred sense of belonging at Cafe Decadence, the local coffee shop. Still, somehow, it doesn't make sense to her that life could be this easy. The more she falls in love with her friends in Ithaca, the more she can't shake the feeling that she'll hurt them the way she's been hurt. As April moves through the world, meeting people who feel like home, she chronicles her life in the songs she writes and discovers that where she came from doesn't dictate who she has to be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis lyrical, luminous tale \"is both a profound love letter to creative resilience and a reminder that sometimes even tragedy can be a kind of blessing\" (Caroline Leavitt, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14055589\"\u003eAllison Larkin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.28w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982171308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982171308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAllison Larkin is the internationally bestselling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe People We Keep\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStay\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy Can't I Be You\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSwimming for Sunlight\u003c\/i\u003e. Her short fiction has been published in the \u003ci\u003eSummerset Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSlice\u003c\/i\u003e, and nonfiction in \u003ci\u003eAuthor in Progress, \u003c\/i\u003ea how-to guide from Writer's Digest Books, and the dog anthology \u003ci\u003eI'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, Jeremy, and their rescue dog, Roxy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42686311465197,"sku":"9781982171308","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_11eef2be-8ea9-4cbd-9d8e-df12116d927d.jpg?v=1747436114","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-people-we-keep-9781982171308","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}