Blog Tour: Why Can't I Be You by Allie Larkin

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Why Can't I Be You

By Allie Larkin

Release Date: February 26, 2013

Summary: At one time or another, everyone has wished she 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. ***Check out my review here

Excerpt

I’ve never been a huge fan of elevators, or enclosed spaces in

general, or strangers or excessive touching, for that matter, so being

in an elevator getting hugged by a stranger with arms that were

freakishly strong for her relatively diminutive figure wasn’t exactly

my favorite thing in the entire world.

“I can’t believe it’s really you! You’re not on the reunion list!”

she said, pulling away but keeping a firm hold on both my arms.

She slipped her hands down so we were holding hands, shook hers

so mine shook too, and looked me over. “It’s me! Myra!” She

jumped up and down, taking my hands with her. “You look . . . You

look amazing—OHMYGOD! You really did it, didn’t you?”

I was about to tell her that I didn’t know what was going on.

That she probably had me mistaken for someone else, but then

she gently ran three fingers down the slope of my nose, and I didn’t

know what to do. What are you supposed to say to a stranger

touching your nose in an elevator? I stared at her with my mouth

gaping, like an idiot.

“I liked your old nose,” she said, shaking her head at me.

“You’re the only one who didn’t.” Her eyes got wide, and I thought

she’d realized her mistake. Instead she gushed: “But this one is

great too! I thought you looked different when I saw you across the

room. It’s a flawless job, really.”

“Thanks,” I said. I knew it was absurd, but I hated the idea of

disappointing her. I’ll be who she wants me to be until I get off the

elevator, I thought. I figured we’d go our separate ways, and I’d just

try to avoid her for the rest of my time at the lodge. There would

probably be a slew of her old friends at the reunion, and she’d

forget about me, or whoever she thought I was, in the shuffle.

To learn what happens next with “Jenny” read WHY CAN’T I BE YOU by Allie Larkin.

About the Author

Allie Larkin is the internationally bestselling author of the novel Stay, and the upcoming novel Why Can’t I Be You (2013).  She lives with her husband, Jeremy, their two German Shepherds, Argo and Stella, and a three-legged cat.











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