The People We Keep Summary
Allison Larkin

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The People We Keep Overview

Allison Larkin's first-person narrative, The People We Keep, is a coming-of-age novel that centers around the life of April Sawicki as she runs away from home and searches for belonging and connection. Throughout the novel, the setting shifts from Ithaca, to Asheville, and to Florida as the protagonist travels around the country. Larkin explores themes of identity, loneliness, and elective family.    

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