You'd Be Home Now: From the bestselling author of TikTok sensation Girl in Pieces
From the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a stunning novel that Vanity Fair calls “impossibly moving” and “suffused with light”. In this raw, deeply personal story, a teenaged girl struggles to find herself amidst the fallout of her brother's addiction in a town ravaged by the opioid crisis.For all of Emory's life she's been told who she is. In town she's the rich one--the great-great-granddaughter of the mill's founder. At school she's hot Maddie Ward's younger sister. And at home, she's the good one, her stoner older brother Joey's babysitter. Everything was turned on its head, though, when she and Joey were in the car accident that killed Candy MontClaire. The car accident that revealed just how bad Joey's drug habit was.Four months later, Emmy's junior year is starting, Joey is home from rehab, and the entire town of Mill Haven is still reeling from the accident. Everyone's telling Emmy who she is, but so much has changed, how can she be the same person? Or was she ever that person at all?Mill Haven wants everyone to live one story, but Emmy's beginning to see that people are more than they appear. Her brother, who might not be "cured," the popular guy who lives next door, and most of all, many "ghostie" addicts who haunt the edges of the town. People spend so much time telling her who she is--it might be time to decide for herself.A journey of one sister, one brother, one family, to finally recognize and love each other for who they are, not who they are supposed to be, You'd Be Home Now is Kathleen Glasgow's glorious and heartbreaking story about the opioid crisis, and how it touches all of us.
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You'd Be Home Now: From the bestselling author of TikTok sensation Girl in Pieces
From the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a stunning novel that Vanity Fair calls “impossibly moving” and “suffused with light”. In this raw, deeply personal story, a teenaged girl struggles to find herself amidst the fallout of her brother's addiction in a town ravaged by the opioid crisis.For all of Emory's life she's been told who she is. In town she's the rich one--the great-great-granddaughter of the mill's founder. At school she's hot Maddie Ward's younger sister. And at home, she's the good one, her stoner older brother Joey's babysitter. Everything was turned on its head, though, when she and Joey were in the car accident that killed Candy MontClaire. The car accident that revealed just how bad Joey's drug habit was.Four months later, Emmy's junior year is starting, Joey is home from rehab, and the entire town of Mill Haven is still reeling from the accident. Everyone's telling Emmy who she is, but so much has changed, how can she be the same person? Or was she ever that person at all?Mill Haven wants everyone to live one story, but Emmy's beginning to see that people are more than they appear. Her brother, who might not be "cured," the popular guy who lives next door, and most of all, many "ghostie" addicts who haunt the edges of the town. People spend so much time telling her who she is--it might be time to decide for herself.A journey of one sister, one brother, one family, to finally recognize and love each other for who they are, not who they are supposed to be, You'd Be Home Now is Kathleen Glasgow's glorious and heartbreaking story about the opioid crisis, and how it touches all of us.
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Reviewed by Kim„Manchmal merkt man erst, wie wichtig jemand ist, wenn er nicht mehr da ist.“ In You’d Be Home Now von Kathleen Glasgow geht es um Emmett und seine Schwester Emilia, die nach außen hin das perfekte Leben führen. Doch hinter der Fassade gibt es Probleme, mit denen die Familie zu kämpfen hat. Besonders Emmett sorgt nach einem schweren Vorfall für Veränderungen in der Familie. Ich fand die Geschichte grundsätzlich interessant und die Themen waren auch sehr emotional. Leider konnte sie mich nicht durchgehend fesseln und an manchen Stellen hat es sich für mich etwas gezogen. Die Charaktere und ihre Gefühle waren trotzdem gut dargestellt und einige Momente sind mir im Kopf geblieben. Insgesamt eine schöne und emotionale Geschichte, die mich aber leider nicht vollständig überzeugen konnte. ⭐⭐⭐ (3 von 5 Sternen) In You’d Be Home Now von Kathleen Glasgow geht es um Emmett und seine Schwester Emilia, die nach außen hin das perfekte Leben führen. Doch hinter der Fassade gibt es Probleme, mit denen die Familie zu kämpfen hat. Besonders Emmett sorgt nach einem schweren Vorfall für Veränderungen in der Familie. Ich fand die Geschichte grundsätzlich interessant und die Themen waren auch sehr emotional. Leider konnte sie mich nicht durchgehend fesseln und an manchen Stellen hat es sich für mich etwas gezogen. Die Charaktere und ihre Gefühle waren trotzdem gut dargestellt und einige Momente sind mir im Kopf geblieben.
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Reviewed by Celine[4/5✰] messy, angsty, crazy, dramatic - that’s how I like my books