Good People - by Patmeena Sabit (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A provocative novel about an immigrant family that achieves the American dream.

After fleeing the horrors of war in Afghanistan, the Sharaf family resettles as refugees in Northern Virginia. After many years of hard work, the father has become a millionaire. Now they live in the most exclusive neighborhood, their growing family attending the most prestigious schools. And Zorah, the eldest daughter, is the apple of her father's eye.

When an unthinkable tragedy strikes, the family is left reeling. But there is talk that the Sharaf happy family was anything but and soon the veneer of the model immigrant family starts to crumble.

Told through multiple points of view and set against a backdrop of Islamophobia and xenophobia, the novel is riveting, provocative, and unforgettable. Good People is sure to spark ongoing conversation with its urgent storytelling, daring structure, and nuanced look at some of the most pressing questions of our time.

Review Quotes

"Brilliant. The best debut I've read in a very long time."--Monica Ali, author of Brick Lane and Love Marriage

"Good People is equal parts an immigrant novel, a tightly wound mystery, and an oral history. Patmeena Sabit moves between these with insight, ease, and grace to give us a remarkable, unsettling snapshot of our complicated times."--Sameer Pandya, author of Our Beautiful Boys

About the Author

Patmeena Sabit was born in Kabul a few years after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. When she was a month old, her family fled the conflict and became refugees in Pakistan, joining the millions of other Afghans that had sought refuge there. They later moved to the United States and she grew up in Virginia. She currently lives in Toronto.