#allison larkin

📍Ithaca, NY

“It’s a mayflower,” she tells me. “It’s the good stuff that comes after too many storms.”

Allison Larkin, The People We Keep 🌊🌳🚗📚

A few weeks ago, I did something impulsive and took a solo road trip to a place I’d been wanting to go: Ithaca, New York, the setting of one of my all-time favorite books, The People We Keep. I’d just accepted an offer for a full-time job and really needed to get away for a few days. It was just as magical a place as the book made it out to be.

Introduction What if home isn’t a place but a person — and you can’t stop running from both? That’s the ache at the center of The People We Keep, Allison Larkin’s 2021 novel about a scrappy, abandoned girl who hits the road with little more than a stolen car and a beat‑up guitar. The story follows April Sawicki from a frozen trailer park in Little River, New York, to the coffeehouses of Ithaca…

Introduction: Why Home of the American Circus Summary Matters If you’re seeking a story with layered characters, genuine emotional depth, and the resilience of human connection, this Home of the American Circus Summary delivers it with tenderness and truth. In an age where generational trauma, estrangement, and personal redemption are resonating themes for many readers, Home of the American…