'You'd Be Home Now' by Kathleen Glasgow dives into the life of Emory, a young girl whose world is turned upside down by her brother Joey's addiction. Through Emory's perspective, readers get a glimpse into the struggles of living with a family member battling addiction. The story not only explores the impact of addiction on the individual but also sheds light on how it affects their loved ones, portraying a raw and emotional narration of the teenage mind.
Emory's journey is one of self-realization, family dynamics, and coming to terms with harsh realities. delves deep into themes of love, struggle, and resilience, painting a poignant picture of how addiction can shape and reshape relationships within a family, ultimately leading to a profound understanding of the complexities of human emotions and experiences.
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Content warnings for the book include themes of teen death, drug use, addiction, and suicide.
From The Publisher:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
From the critically acclaimed 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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“i’ll always come for you, joey”
there wasn’t a single moment in this book that i wasn’t in tears.
This book was amazingly written. It dives so deeply into what it’s like to love someone struggling with addiction. The only thing I didn’t like about it was the romance part. I’m not much of a romance enjoyer of any kind and I must say that this particular romance was different and unique. However, I would really like to read a book one day where it sticks to the plot and there isn’t an unexpected love interest because frankly… I just don’t care about the characters love life when Im reading a story about addiction. I think the book is still a great read, did not ruin it by any means. That’s my only critique. To me, it just feels like a lazy way for an author to add depth and emotion to the character. I feel in this book it wasn’t used as a scapegoat but rather to show what we do to/for ourselves to feel loved/attract attention.
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