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From award-winning author Zoe Whittall comes The Best Kind of People , a stunning tour de force about the unravelling of an all-American family. National Bestseller 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalist National Post 99 Best Books Of The Year Indigo Best Book Of The Year Globe And Mail Best 100 Books Of 2016 What If Someone You Trusted Was Accused Of The Unthinkable? George Woodbury, An Affable Teacher And Beloved Husband And Father, Is Arrested For Sexual Impropriety At A Prestigious Prep School. His Wife, Joan, Vaults Between Denial And Rage As The Community She Loved Turns On Her. Their Daughter, Sadie, A Popular Over-achieving High School Senior, Becomes A Social Pariah. Their Son, Andrew, Assists In His Father’s Defense, While Wrestling With His Own Unhappy Memories Of His Teen Years. A Local Author Tries To Exploit Their Story, While An Unlikely Men’s Rights Activist Attempts To Get Sadie Onside Their Cause. With George Locked Up, How Do The Members Of His Family Pick Up The Pieces And Keep Living Their Lives? How Do They Defend Someone They Love While Wrestling With The Possibility Of His Guilt? With Exquisite Emotional Precision, Award-winning Author Zoe Whittall Explores Issues Of Loyalty, Truth, And The Meaning Of Happiness Through The Lens Of An All-american Family On The Brink Of Collapse. A finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and a national bestseller, Zoe Whittall's The Best Kind of People is a stunning tour de force about the unravelling of an all-American family. George Woodbury, an affable teacher and beloved husband and father, is arrested for sexual impropriety at a prestigious prep school. His wife, Joan, vaults between denial and rage as the community she loved turns on her. Their daughter, Sadie, a popular over-achieving high school senior, becomes a social pariah. Their son, Andrew, assists in his father's defense, while wrestling with his own unhappy memories of his teen years. A local author tries to exploit their story, while an unlikely men's rights activist attempts to get Sadie onside their cause. With George locked up, how do the members of his family pick up the pieces and keep living their lives? How do they defend someone they love while wrestling with the possibility of his guilt? With exquisite emotional precision, award-winning author Zoe Whittall explores issues of loyalty, truth, and the meaning of happiness through the lens of an all-American family on the brink of collapse. To The Shock Of His Family And Community, George Woodbury, An Affable Teacher And Beloved Husband And Father, Is Arrested For Sexual Assault At A Prestigious Prep School In Connecticut. While He Awaits His Trial In Jail, His Family Is Left To Pick Up The Pieces. His Wife, Joan, A Trauma Nurse, Is Unable To Triage Her Emotional Reactions, And Vaults Between Rage And Denial. 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. Unfolding Over A One-year Period, The Novel Focuses On The Woodbury Family As They Struggle To Support George While Privately Grappling With The Possibility Of His Guilt. With Exquisite Emotional Precision, Whittall Explores Issues Of Loyalty, Truth, And The Meaning Of Happiness Through The Lens Of An All-american Family On The Brink Of Collapse.--from Publisher. Zoe Whittall. Issued Also In Electronic Format. "To the shock of his family and community, George Woodbury, an affable teacher and beloved husband and father, is arrested for sexual assault at a prestigious prep school in Connecticut. While he awaits his trial in jail, his family is left to pick up the pieces. His wife, Joan, a trauma nurse, is unable to triage her emotional reactions, and vaults between rage and denial. 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. Unfolding over a one-year period, the novel focuses on the Woodbury family as they struggle to support George while privately grappling with the possibility of his guilt. With exquisite emotional precision, Whittall explores issues of loyalty, truth, and the meaning of happiness through the lens of an all-American family on the brink of collapse."--Résumé de l'éditeur A hometown hero schoolteacher is arrested for sexual impropriety at a prestigious prep school in this provocative, timely novel about loyalty, truth, and happiness in an American family.