Who You Might Be

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A dazzling debut novel captures the nervous thrum of adolescence and the fragility of adulthood. The story unfolds in the late nineties, at the dawn of the internet, as Judy and Meghan lie to their mothers and run away for a weekend to meet a girl from a chat room. Meanwhile, twelve-year-old Cassie clings to childhood hopes as she journeys into the Nevada desert to find her real mother at a strange compound. Across the country, Caleb, an entitled teenager, grapples with his family's move from upscale San Francisco to mundane Ann Arbor. His misery transforms into reckless adventures in blighted Detroit, where he engages in graffiti escapades with his younger brother. Each character's journey derails in alarming ways, only to converge two decades later in a powerful finale that examines the narratives that shape our identities. With deft writing and indelible characters pushed to their limits, Gallagher’s novel explores the ramifications of life's challenges and the resilience required to define who we might be.