First published 2010
Allison is twenty-two and broken. Alcohol and bad luck have left their marks when she learns she's pregnant in Las Vegas. The news pushes her to make a choice: she packs up and heads north to Reno, determined to break from her past. Starting over proves harder than leaving. She carries her damage with her, but she also carries something else. In quiet moments of uncertainty, she talks to Paul Newman, whose films she knows by heart. He becomes her secret confidant as she struggles to rebuild. New people enter her life in Reno, offering unexpected support. The path between despair and redemption winds through small encounters and daily choices. Allison must decide whether she can truly escape what she was or if the weight of her past will pull her back down.
Genres: fiction, romance, literary-fiction, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: new-beginnings, second-chance
Setting: Las Vegas, Reno
Period: contemporary
256 pages · Paperback · ALBIN MICHEL
Content warnings: alcohol-abuse