April’s LWD book club pick, The People We Keep by Allison Larkin, is a heartfelt novel about resilience, self-discovery, and the unexpected connections that shape our lives. Join me this month as we dive into this moving, coming-of-age tale and the relationships that define us.
The People We Keep
by Allison Larkin
I love being able to share books from authors I know. I have enjoyed getting acquainted with Allison Larkin online the past several years and I’m really excited to read this book of hers.
Little 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.
Driving 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.
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Checking this out now! Sounds like a great book.
I’m looking forward to it!
I love Allison. Her book Stay is one of my favorites. Can’t wait to read this one.
I’m excited, too! And I need to read “Stay”.
This book sounds like a gem! April’s journey from a motorless motorhome to finding her place is so relatable. It makes me think of that time I took an unplanned road trip and found unexpected connections. Have you ever had a similar experience where a random detour led to something amazing?