People, Please
18 May 2027 · United States
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Why it is on our radar
A Jersey Shore setting and a late reckoning with people-pleasing give this adult debut a focused relationship premise, with an element of magic.
About the book
After her husband leaves, Kat retreats to her father’s apartment in Ocean City, New Jersey. Helping prepare his wedding brings her into contact with single mother Sydney, and a summer of unexpected companionship forces Kat to reconsider a life organized around everyone else’s wishes.
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