You'd Be Home Now

A remarkable tale of a community, its tragedies, and the subtle beauty of daily life is presented by the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces.

Emory has been informed who she is for her whole life. She's the affluent one in town, the founder of the mill's great-great-granddaughter. She's the attractive younger sister of Maddie Ward in school. She's also the decent one, babysitting her stoner elder brother Joey at home. But when she and Joey were involved in the vehicle accident that claimed Candy MontClaire's life, everything was completely upended. The vehicle collision that exposed the severity of Joey's drug use.

Four months later, Mill Haven as a whole is still in shock after the disaster, Joey has returned home from rehab, and Emmy is beginning her junior year. Emmy is being told by everyone who she is, but how can she still be the same person when so much has changed? Was she ever really that person?

Mill Haven wants everyone to live one story, but Emmy's beginning to see that people are more than they appear. The popular gentleman who lives next door, her brother, who may not recover, and, most importantly, the many ghostie addicts who prowl the town's outskirts are the main characters. She's been told who she is for so long that maybe it's time for her to make her own decisions.

Inspired by the beloved American novel Our Town, Kathleen Glasgow's magnificent contemporary tale of a town and its residents' hidden lives is found in You'd Be Home Now. And the narrative of a girl learning to navigate life's pains, beauties, struggles, and joys.