Our best intentions
By Jain, Vibhuti
Book

Our best intentions :a novel

by
Jain, Vibhuti. author.
Format
Book
Language
English (English)
Subjects
Immigrant familiesFiction.(WiMaSCL)4603314
Criminal investigationFiction.(WiMaSCL)4462921
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Publisher and Date
New York :William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,[2023]
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780063278783.
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0063278782.
Library of Congress Call Number
PS3610.A3835O87 2023
Call Number
FICTION
Description
339 pages ;24 cm
System Control Number
(OCoLC)1330406375
Summary"An immigrant family gets caught in the middle of a criminal investigation in this pulsating debut, perfect for readers of Everything I Never Told You and Ask Again, Yes"--Provided by publisher.
SummaryBabur "Bobby" Singh, single parent and owner of fledging Uber business "Move with Bobby," remains ever hopeful about ascending the ladder of American success. He lives in an affluent suburb of New York with his daughter Angie, an introverted teenager who is uncomfortable in her own skin unless she's swimming. During summer break, Angie is walking home after training at the high school pool when she finds Henry McCleary, a classmate from a wealthy, prominent 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. As the town fractures, Angie must navigate conflicting narratives and wrestle with her own moral culpability. Meanwhile, Babur's painstaking efforts to shield Angie and protect his hard-earned efforts to assimilate overshadow his ability to see right from wrong.
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