We're thrilled to announce the Read With Us spring selection: Good People by Patmeena Sabit.
I think it's better if you read this debut novel without a lot of advance knowledge, but I will share the publisher's blurb as I don't think it gives away too much.
"The Sharaf family is the picture of success.
Successful, rich, happy. They came to this country as refugees with
nothing more than the clothes on their backs. And now, after years of
hard work, they live in the most exclusive neighborhood, their growing
family attending the most prestigious schools. Zorah, the eldest
daughter, is the apple of her father’s eye.
When an unthinkable
tragedy strikes, everyone is left reeling and the family is thrust into
the court of public opinion. There is talk that behind closed doors the
Sharafs’ happy household was anything but. Did the Sharaf family achieve
the American dream? Or was the image of the model immigrant family just
a façade?
Like a literary game of ping-pong, Good People compels the reader to reconsider what might have happened even on the
previous page. Told through a kaleidoscope of perspectives, it is a
riveting, provocative, and haunting story of family—sisters, brothers,
mothers, fathers, and the communities that claim us as family in
difficult times."
The hardcover and audiobook versions have a manageable hold queue at my libraries, so I hope that is also the case for you. I started listening to the audiobook, but decided that I also needed to read it with my eyes, so I bought the Kindle version for $13.99.
Kym, Carole, and I will be talking about the book, giving additional information (but not too much!), and doing promotional posts throughout April and May. Discussion day for Good People is scheduled for Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 7:00 pm Eastern time, so mark your calendars. We'll ask questions on our blogs that day and then host the always educational and illuminating Zoom discussion. I think this one will be quite discussable, so I hope you'll Read With Us!
I am excited for this one! As I said on Carole's post... I am on hold for all the versions! Hopefully one will move along a bit quicker than the others!
ReplyDeleteI'm currently 12th in line on Libby, with an anticipated wait time of three weeks. So I might have to read it a second time before the Zoom so I remember!
ReplyDeleteI'm in my library's queue (#62...). I may need to get the audio book (I still have so many credits!!).
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