Home of the American Circus

By Allison Larkin

Book Overview

The acclaimed author of the "lyrical coming-of-age novel" (Good Morning America) The People We Keep returns with a luminous new story of redemption, breaking generational curses, and the power of family in its truest form.

After an emergency leaves her short on rent, thirty-year-old Freya Arnalds bails on her lackluster life as bartender in Maine and returns to her suburban hometown of Somers, New York, to live in the house she inherited from her estranged parents. Despite attempts to lay low, Freya encounters childhood friends, familial enemies, and old flames--as well as her fifteen-year-old niece, Aubrey, who is secretly living in the derelict home. As they reconnect, Freya and Aubrey lean on each other, working to restore the house and come to terms with the devastating events that pulled them apart years ago.

Set in the birthplace of the American circus, this deeply moving novel is an exploration of broken families, the weight of the past, and the complicated journey of finding home.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1668008416
• ISBN13: 9781668008416
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Emotional, raw, found family

This is a coming-of -age story about Freya who was raised in a s***-show of a family who did nothing but bully and belittle and she still turns out to be an amazing person! I laughed a lot, Freya and Jam are hilarious. I cried numerous times, redemption and forgiveness gets me every time. I could not stop cheering Freya and her niece Aubrey on, they need all of the love and support possible. I will read more from Allison Larkin!