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Why Can't I Be You by Allie Larkin

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Why Can't I Be You by Allie Larkin

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, Jenny is embraced by Jessie’s warm circle of friends—and finds unexpected romance. But when she delves into Jessie’s past, Jenny discovers a secret that spurs her to take another leap into the unknown.
Allie Larkin is the internationally bestselling author of the novels Swimming for SunlightStay, and Why Can’t I Be You. Her short fiction has been published in the Summerset Review and Slice, and nonfiction in the anthologies, I’m Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship and Author in Progress. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, with her husband, Jeremy, and their fearful, faithful German Shepherd, Stella.
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ISBN 13 9780452298378
ISBN 10 0452298377
Title Why Can't I Be You
Author Allie Larkin
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published 2013-02-26
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.