| Vendor | |
|---|---|
|
Fritz Agency
Christian Dittus |
| Original language | |
| English | |
| Categories | |
THE BEST KIND OF PEOPLE
Shortlisted for the 2016 Giller Prize
George Woodbury, an affable teacher and beloved husband and father, is arrested for statutory rape at a prestigious prep school in Connecticut. While he awaits trial, his family is left to pick up the pieces. His wife, Joan, a trauma nurse, is unable to triage her emotional reactions, vaulting between denial and rage. Daughter Sadie, the consummate overachiever, finds herself paralyzed on her boyfriend's couch with a bong, while a local author attempts to exploit her story. Their son, Andrew, a lawyer in New York, assists in his father's defense while wrestling with the unhappy memories of his own teen years in high school. The story unfolds over a one-year period as the family waits for the trial to begin and as they each struggle to support George while privately grappling with the possibility of his guilt.
Zoe Whittall is a tour de force - one of the sharpest, young talents we have in Canada right now. She has a large following and has received much acclaim for her previous novels, including a Lambda Literary Award for Holding Still for as Long as Possible, which was also an American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book.
George Woodbury, an affable teacher and beloved husband and father, is arrested for statutory rape at a prestigious prep school in Connecticut. While he awaits trial, his family is left to pick up the pieces. His wife, Joan, a trauma nurse, is unable to triage her emotional reactions, vaulting between denial and rage. Daughter Sadie, the consummate overachiever, finds herself paralyzed on her boyfriend's couch with a bong, while a local author attempts to exploit her story. Their son, Andrew, a lawyer in New York, assists in his father's defense while wrestling with the unhappy memories of his own teen years in high school. The story unfolds over a one-year period as the family waits for the trial to begin and as they each struggle to support George while privately grappling with the possibility of his guilt.
Zoe Whittall is a tour de force - one of the sharpest, young talents we have in Canada right now. She has a large following and has received much acclaim for her previous novels, including a Lambda Literary Award for Holding Still for as Long as Possible, which was also an American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book.
| Available products |
|---|
|
Book
Published 2016-07-01 by House of Anansi Press |