THE PEOPLE WE KEEP is a satisfying summer read about a young woman's journey to belonging
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The People We Keep By Allison Larkin Gallery Books: August 3, 2021 368 pages, $27.00 April Sawicki is a 16-year-old aspiring singer-songwriter living in a motorhome with no engine in the tiny town of Little River. She is neglected by her feckless father, who has moved in with his girlfriend and her young son across town. She attends school sporadically and works at the local diner, whose big-hearted owner, Margo, is something of a surrogate mother to her. And she’s found a way to hotwire her elderly neighbor’s car so she can drive to a bar to perform at an open mic night.
THE PEOPLE WE KEEP is a satisfying summer read about a young woman's journey to belonging
THE PEOPLE WE KEEP is a satisfying summer…
THE PEOPLE WE KEEP is a satisfying summer read about a young woman's journey to belonging
The People We Keep By Allison Larkin Gallery Books: August 3, 2021 368 pages, $27.00 April Sawicki is a 16-year-old aspiring singer-songwriter living in a motorhome with no engine in the tiny town of Little River. She is neglected by her feckless father, who has moved in with his girlfriend and her young son across town. She attends school sporadically and works at the local diner, whose big-hearted owner, Margo, is something of a surrogate mother to her. And she’s found a way to hotwire her elderly neighbor’s car so she can drive to a bar to perform at an open mic night.