

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. As George awaits trial, his son Andrew, a lawyer in New York, returns home to help, only to confront his own unhappy memories. But when his daughter Sadie turns 17, George is arrested for sexual misconduct with her own classmates, while his wife Joan looks on in shock.

For the past ten years, science teacher George Woodbury has been hailed a suburban hero. It gives no easy answers, but once you stay up all night reading it, you'll want to talk about it with everyone you know. SHORTLISTED FOR THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE THE BEST KIND OF PEOPLE is a page-turning Canadian bestseller about a family on the brink of collapse. What if your own husband was accused of sexual misconduct? 'You will be left wondering just who George is, and indeed, who you are.' Irish News For readers who were gripped by Megan Abbott's The Fever and Louise O'Neill's Asking For It.
