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Why Can't I Be You
2013·304 pages
A lonely woman impulsively assumes a stranger’s identity and finds warm friendship and unexpected romance while confronting who she wants to be.
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A lonely woman impulsively assumes a stranger’s identity and finds warm friendship and unexpected romance while confronting who she wants to be.
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At one time or another, everyone has wished they could be someone else. Exploring this universal longing, Allie Larkin follows up the success of her debut novel, Stay , with a moving portrait of friendship and identity. When Jenny Shaw hears someone shout “Jessie!” across a hotel lobby, she impulsively answers. All her life, Jenny has toed the line, but something propels her to seize the opportunity to become Jessie Morgan, a woman to whom she bears an uncanny resemblance. Lonely in her own life...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Developing romance with attraction and non-graphic intimacy
Violence & gore
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No violence or gore depicted
Profanity
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Substance use
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Protagonist’s mother is alcoholic; social drinking appears
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Unfaithful partner and alcoholic parent shape backstory pain
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