Description
What if your own husband was accused of sexual misconduct?
For the past ten years, science teacher George Woodbury has been hailed a suburban hero. But when his daughter Sadie turns 17, George is arrested for sexual misconduct with her classmates, while his wife Joan looks on in shock. As George awaits trial, his son Andrew, a lawyer in New York, returns home to help, only to confront his own unhappy memories. How can the family defend the man they love while wrestling with the possibility of his guilt?
Provocative and unforgettable, The Best Kind of People reveals the cracks along the seams of even the most perfect lives and the unraveling of an all-American family.
For readers who were gripped by Megan Abbott's The Fever and Louise O'Neill's Asking For It. Page-turning Canadian bestseller about a family on the brink of collapse.
Endorsements
'You will be left wondering just who George is, and indeed, who you are.' — Irish News
Shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
'Urgent and timely, nuanced and brave. This gripping story challenges how we hear women and girls, and dissects the self-hypnosis and fear that prevent us from speaking disruptive truth.' — Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury
'Compelling story, characters readers will recognize and come to love and writing that makes it effortless to turn page after page.' — Vancouver Sun