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Home of the American Circus
A General Fiction Novel by Allison Larkin
Subgenres:
- Family Saga,
- Redemption
This book is for you if you're into...
- Estranged family members rebuilding trust in a crumbling childhood home
- Small town secrets and tangled connections resurfacing after years away
- Stories set in the quirky birthplace of the American circus
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Years after a tragedy tore her family apart, 30-year-old Freya returns to Somers, New York, when she runs out of rent money. There, in the house she inherited from her parents, she discovers Aubrey, her 15-year-old niece who’s been hiding out. As Freya and Aubrey restore the home together and strengthen their bond, Freya struggles to come to terms with the past among a hometown full of old friends and bad memories.
Freya’s voice will absolutely pull you into this new release, which draws wonderfully from an unconventional setting (Somers is the birthplace of the circus in America).
The acclaimed author of the "lyrical coming-of-age novel" The People We Keep returns with a luminous new story of redemption, breaking generational curses, and the power of family in its truest form.
After an emergency leaves her short on rent, thirty-year-old Freya Arnalds bails on her lackluster life as bartender in Maine and returns to her suburban hometown of Somers, New York, to live in the house she inherited from her estranged parents. Despite attempts to lay low, Freya encounters childhood friends, familial enemies, and old flames—as well as her fifteen-year-old niece, Aubrey, who is secretly living in the derelict home.
As they reconnect, Freya and Aubrey lean on each other, working to restore the house and come to terms with the devastating events that pulled them apart years ago. Set in the birthplace of the American circus, this deeply moving novel is an exploration of broken families, the weight of the past, and the complicated journey of finding home.
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The People We Keep
2021
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