Feel-good debut novel…
People Magazine
Larkin makes writing look easy… Stay has everything a summer read needs: humor, heart -- and, endearingly, buckets of dog slobber.
The Miami Herald
A charming tale of love, loss, discovery, and healing.
Modern Dog Fall 2010
Van provides a front row seat to some strong emotional healing. Readers can't help but to root for Van to the very end.
San Francisco Book Review
It's Gilmore Girls meets Marley & Me in this funny and compelling debut.
Library Journal
A charming debut…. Smart and with emotional depth, this is a cut above.
Kirkus Reviews
Larkin debuts with a funny and touching story about love, loss, and dog ownership.
Publishers Weekly
An all at once witty, wise, humorous and heartfelt take on the excellent story of girl meets dog. I loved Stay.
Alison Pace author of City Dog and Pug Hill
Charming, witty, and surprisingly touching, Larkin deftly examines what it means to be family. A pleasure from start to finish, but buyer be warned: after closing the final pages of this compulsively readable novel, you might just find yourself ordering a one hundred pound German shepherd from the internet.
Julie Buxbaum Author of The Opposite of Love and After You
Delightful! Both dog lovers and the pooch-free will enjoy this novel of friendship, love, and healing.
Susan Elizabeth Phillips New York Times bestselling author of What I Did for Love
With humor and exceptional charm, Allie Larkin’s story of a heartbroken young woman and the arrival of a clumsy four-legged friend who brings new meaning to her life is simply wonderful. Stay is a treat of a novel that must be shared with every girlfriend who has ever loved and lost.
Beth Hoffman New York Times bestselling author of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
I'm madly in love with this big-hearted, charming keeper of a debut about love in all its forms, including the four-legged kind. Allie Larkin has a special and original voice.
Melissa Senate author of See Jane Date and The Secret of Joy
Wow! This book blew me away. Sharp. Smart. Observant. Buzzing with romance, friendship and heart. Most of all, incredibly well written. Stay is sure to become the new favorite among Emily Giffin fans. Enjoy!
Sarah Strohmeyer author of The Cinderella Pact and The Penny Pinchers Club
I cannot wait to read more from Allie Larkin—an effervescent new voice in fiction. Witty, sweet, and strikingly real, Stay is for any woman who has ever experienced heartbreak or loss and needed a friend to lean on. I loved every word!
Beth Harbison New York Times bestselling author of Shoe Addicts Anonymous and Hope in a Jar