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Our Best Intentions: A Novel - Hardcover By Jain, Vibhuti - VERY GOOD
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- ISBN
- 9780063278783
- Book Title
- Our Best Intentions : a Novel
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Contemporary Women, Thrillers / General, Coming of Age
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 17.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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A Good Morning America Buzz Pick * NPR 1A Inaugural Book Club Pick * A 'Must-Read' by USA Today * Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize * Booklist Editor's Choice * CrimeReads' Best of the Year A suspenseful drama about an immigrant family caught in a criminal investigation, perfect for readers of Celeste Ng's Everything I Never Told You . " Our Best Intentions is a thoughtful, gripping suspense that shakes up definitions of family and identity in a beautiful and refreshing way!" --Kal Penn, actor and national bestselling author During summer break one day, Angie, the teenage daughter of Indian immigrant Babur Singh, is walking home after swimming at the high school pool when she finds Henry McCleary, a white classmate from a wealthy family, stabbed and bleeding on the football field. The police immediately focus their investigation on Chiara Thompkins, a runaway Black girl who disappears after the stabbing and--it's later discovered--wasn't properly enrolled in the public high school. The incident sends shock waves through the community and reveals jarring truths about the lengths to which families will go to protect themselves. Alternating between multiple perspectives, Our Best Intentions is a gripping story about a father and daughter re-examining their familial bonds and place in the community that explores how easily friendships, careers, communities, and individual lives can unravel when the toxicity of privilege and racial bias are exposed.
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HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0063278782
ISBN-13
9780063278783
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10057244768
Product Key Features
Book Title
Our Best Intentions : a Novel
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Contemporary Women, Thrillers / General, Coming of Age
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
17.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Ps3610.A3835o87 2023
Reviews
"In Vibhuti Jain's gripping debut novel, a truly diverse array of 21st-century lives collide on a high school football field on the Hudson River. Jain writes elegantly and with great empathy about the historical legacies and class tensions that shape every American community. A crime novel that's really a family love story--and a story about swimming to safety. I couldn't put it down." -- Katherine Hill, author of The Violet Hour and A Short Move, "With subtlety, humor and piercing insight, Vibhuti Jain creates a propulsive page-turner that will touch your heart. This is a gorgeous and complex exploration of race, immigration and class wrapped up in a thrilling story you won't be able to put down. A must-read!" -- Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee "Few literary pleasures equal that of coming upon the first novel of a supremely talented writer. Among the many gifts of Vibhuti Jain's Our Best Intentions is the relationship of father and daughter--each the parent of the other--which is perfectly drawn, exquisite. There's a real story here too. And important social issues raised. But we keep coming back to the two at the center, whom we carry with us long after the last page." -- Roger Rosenblatt, New York Times bestselling author of Making Toast "Vibhuti Jain has crafted a powerful story of an Indian father and daughter entangled in a calamitous event that ripples through their wealthy suburb. In having to face their moral obligations and even their complicity, the pair see their community with new eyes, as they grapple with the racial biases and class disparities that are foundational to their hometown. But father and daughter finally see each other too, and their wary yet hopeful love for each other is the beating heart of this moving, remarkable novel." -- Kirthana Ramisetti, author of Dava Shastri's Last Day "Vibhuti Jain's gripping debut novel, Our Best Intentions, about a working class Indian American father and daughter who get entangled in a criminal investigation of a brutal assault on a privileged white teenager in their wealthy suburban town, is both thought-provoking and riveting. Jain brilliantly captures the teenage angst and parent-child tensions, while also tackling issues of race and belonging with empathy and grace. The characters are so real they will stay with you long after you've finished the book." -- Elyssa Friedland, author of Last Summer at the Golden Hotel and The Most Likely Club "In Vibhuti Jain's gripping debut novel, a truly diverse array of 21st-century lives collide on a high school football field on the Hudson River. Jain writes elegantly and with great empathy about the historical legacies and class tensions that shape every American community. A crime novel that's really a family love story--and a story about swimming to safety. I couldn't put it down." -- Katherine Hill, author of The Violet Hour and A Short Move "Taut and moving, this story contains the powder keg tensions of racial dynamics in suburban America and deeply felt heartbreak of growing up, making big irrevocable mistakes, and how we feel for, and struggle to connect with, the people we love most. It's absorbing and vivid, sharp with detail and beautifully empathetic." -- Leah Franqui, author of After the Hurricane and America for Beginners "Our Best Intentions offers a searing portrait of an immigrant father and daughter caught in the cross-currents of a shocking incident in their wealthy town. With a keen eye and immense empathy, Vibhuti Jain explores complicated topics in a beautiful debut that will leave you thinking long after you've turned the final page." -- Laura Hankin author of A Special Place for Women and Happy and You Know It, "Few literary pleasures equal that of coming upon the first novel of a supremely talented writer. Among the many gifts of Vibhuti Jain's Our Best Intentions is the relationship of father and daughter--each the parent of the other--which is perfectly drawn, exquisite. There's a real story here too. And important social issues raised. But we keep coming back to the two at the center, whom we carry with us long after the last page." -- Roger Rosenblatt, New York Times bestselling author of Making Toast "In Vibhuti Jain's gripping debut novel, a truly diverse array of 21st-century lives collide on a high school football field on the Hudson River. Jain writes elegantly and with great empathy about the historical legacies and class tensions that shape every American community. A crime novel that's really a family love story--and a story about swimming to safety. I couldn't put it down." -- Katherine Hill, author of The Violet Hour and A Short Move "Taut and moving, this story contains the powder keg tensions of racial dynamics in suburban America and deeply felt heartbreak of growing up, making big irrevocable mistakes, and how we feel for, and struggle to connect with, the people we love most. It's absorbing and vivid, sharp with detail and beautifully empathetic." -- Leah Franqui, author of After the Hurricane and America for Beginners "Our Best Intentions offers a searing portrait of an immigrant father and daughter caught in the cross-currents of a shocking incident in their wealthy town. With a keen eye and immense empathy, Vibhuti Jain explores complicated topics in a beautiful debut that will leave you thinking long after you've turned the final page." -- Laura Hankin author of A Special Place for Women and Happy and You Know It, "With subtlety, humor and piercing insight, Vibuti Jain creates a propulsive page-turner that will touch your heart. This is a gorgeous and complex exploration of race, immigration and class wrapped up in a thrilling story you won't be able to put down. A must-read!" -- Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie Lee "Few literary pleasures equal that of coming upon the first novel of a supremely talented writer. Among the many gifts of Vibhuti Jain's Our Best Intentions is the relationship of father and daughter--each the parent of the other--which is perfectly drawn, exquisite. There's a real story here too. And important social issues raised. But we keep coming back to the two at the center, whom we carry with us long after the last page." -- Roger Rosenblatt, New York Times bestselling author of Making Toast "Vibhuti Jain has crafted a powerful story of an Indian father and daughter entangled in a calamitous event that ripples through their wealthy suburb. In having to face their moral obligations and even their complicity, the pair see their community with new eyes, as they grapple with the racial biases and class disparities that are foundational to their hometown. But father and daughter finally see each other too, and their wary yet hopeful love for each other is the beating heart of this moving, remarkable novel." -- Kirthana Ramisetti, author of Dava Shastri's Last Day "In Vibhuti Jain's gripping debut novel, a truly diverse array of 21st-century lives collide on a high school football field on the Hudson River. Jain writes elegantly and with great empathy about the historical legacies and class tensions that shape every American community. A crime novel that's really a family love story--and a story about swimming to safety. I couldn't put it down." -- Katherine Hill, author of The Violet Hour and A Short Move "Taut and moving, this story contains the powder keg tensions of racial dynamics in suburban America and deeply felt heartbreak of growing up, making big irrevocable mistakes, and how we feel for, and struggle to connect with, the people we love most. It's absorbing and vivid, sharp with detail and beautifully empathetic." -- Leah Franqui, author of After the Hurricane and America for Beginners "Our Best Intentions offers a searing portrait of an immigrant father and daughter caught in the cross-currents of a shocking incident in their wealthy town. With a keen eye and immense empathy, Vibhuti Jain explores complicated topics in a beautiful debut that will leave you thinking long after you've turned the final page." -- Laura Hankin author of A Special Place for Women and Happy and You Know It
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