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A Must-Read Pick – The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and The New Yorker
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A Must-Read Pick – The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and The New Yorker
In Patmeena Sabit's debut novel, Good People, the narrative is revealed through multiple voices that tell the story of an Afghan family who has immigrated to Virginia to pursue the American dream. The Sharaf family's rags-to-riches story is undone by a family tragedy. The narrators include police officials, neighbors, family friends, and community members, among others. Notably, the family does not speak for itself. The Sharafs are enmeshed in the…
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