We Could Be Rats

by Emily Austin

First published 2025

Sigrid has always resisted the trappings of adulthood, preferring to roam the streets with her best friend Greta. But as Sigrid's older sister Margit tries to understand Sigrid's secrets and detachment, both sisters discover that reigniting their shared childhood imagination may be the only way forward. A moving story about the unshakable bonds of family.

Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century, family-drama

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: found-family, reigniting-childhood

256 pages · Hardcover · Atria Books

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