Will I love You'd Be Home Now?

I love Glasgow’s exploration of identity while dealing with some very tough issues, such as substance abuse and the death of a friend.

At the beginning of the novel, the features for each character seem set in stone. There’s the popular girl, the stoner, and the influential parents. The protagonist, Emory, tries to create her own image while learning who her friends and family really are.

But what I think really sets this story apart is how each character is so relatable. I can identify with all of them while they struggle to see themselves for the first time. 

Bestselling Girl in Pieces author Glasgow knows her way around hard-hitting hyperrealism. (Plus, she writes beautifully about my once and future home of Tucson, Arizona.) In her latest, a modern take on Our Town, Emmy’s brother comes home from rehab, and Emmy prepares to fulfill the role she’s always had as the household rock and peacekeeper. But what about what she needs, and what if Joey has problems she can’t cover up? This novel’s depiction of drug addiction, and how its impact reverberates through families, is informed and unromanticized.