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‘A thrilling exploration of humanity and sacrifice with characters you can't help but fall in love with. This one truly shines.’
Rochelle Weinstein, USA TODAY bestselling author of This Is Not How It Ends
It’s 10 p.m. on a Thursday in the spring of her freshman year of college, and April is standing at the back of a crowded Manhattan bar waiting for her friend, Rudy, to arrive. Their eyes lock the moment he enters the room, and in an instant, lives and legacies are altered forever.
Within hours, Rudy is arrested. Within days, April is expelled. Within weeks, he’s incarcerated. And within months, she meets Peter, a prodigious young attorney who makes her world recognizable again.
Nearly fifteen years later, April is happily living in Chicago married to Peter, a mother of three with a fulfilling career and standing yoga date with her girlfriends. On the eve of Peter’s election for local office, Rudy is up for parole. Headlines explode about April’s past, jeopardizing Peter’s campaign and everything they hold dear. Suddenly, April is faced with an impossible choice: protecting the life she created, or the person who sacrificed everything to make that life a possibility.
Such Good People is a captivating portrait of blurred lines, divided loyalties, and what it means to love purely, steadfastly, and interminably.
Reviews
“How far would you go to protect a friend? And what if the cost is your own life? Amy Blumenfeld’s SUCH GOOD PEOPLE is a powerful, thought-provoking novel that won’t let you go from the first page to the last line. It is a tale of young friendship – a crush – that goes too far when Rudy protects his childhood friend April in a college bar. In a singular life-changing moment – everything goes awry. Rudy goes to prison, April is expelled, and their story becomes her guarded secret; their lives remain forever intertwined. Blumenfeld’s writing is richly textured, and her multifaceted characters are unforgettable as they strive to rebound from their past and reach for second chances. This is a must-read: a poignant page-turner that will tug at your heartstrings and leave you thinking long after you close the book."
Lisa Barr, New York Times best-selling author of The Goddess of Warsaw
"Amy Blumenfeld’s Such Good People is a page-turning story of buried secrets and life-altering choices. Heartfelt, gripping, and deeply human, Such Good People is a masterful exploration of the bonds that define us.”
Jamie Brenner, bestselling author of The Forever Summer
“Such Good People is a masterfully crafted, nuanced and riveting story about the lengths we go to for the people we love. Blumenfeld’s richly developed characters come to life and will stay with you long after the story ends. A thought-provoking, perfect book club pick. Don’t miss this one!”
Elyssa Friedland, USA TODAY bestselling author of Last Summer at the Golden Hotel and Jackpot Summer
"Such Good People is one of those multi-dimensional must-reads that wins both as a page-turning legal story about social injustice, prejudice and redemption, and an emotional character-driven tale of love, family and lifelong friendship. Fans of Tayari Jones’ An American Marriage, Rebecca Searles’ In Five Years and Allison Larkin’s The People We Keep will devour Amy Blumenfeld’s latest triumph. Such Good People is Such a Good Book!"
Samantha Greene Woodruff, Amazon #1 bestselling author of The Lobotomist’s Wife and The Trade Off
"A poignant story of love, loss, loyalty, and being torn between right and wrong. You won’t be able to put this one down."
Emily Liebert, USA TODAY bestselling author of Pretty Revenge
"Such Good People is the moving story of lifelong friends managing the ripple effect of one fateful decision. Do the mistakes of our past define us? Is it enough to be a good person when the odds are stacked up against us? Blumenfeld writes a pitch-perfect, thoughtful tale of friendship and loyalty. A thrilling exploration of humanity and sacrifice with characters you can't help but fall in love with. This one truly shines."
Rochelle Weinstein, USA TODAY bestselling author of This Is Not How It Ends
“Blumenfeld deftly explores the moment in a marriage when past loyalties collide with present-day demands in this propulsive novel that asks, even if we can outrun our past—should we?”
Nicola Kraus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny Diaries and The Best We Could Hope For
"Blumenfeld’s latest is as poignant as it is absorbing. An expertly crafted and wildly engaging exploration of the depth and resilience of human relationships. As main characters April and Rudy each try to climb their way back from one tragic night in their youth, but their connection to each other is the focal point and crowning glory of this finely woven story. Such Good People makes for Such Good Reading. It's a must!"
Jacqueline Friedland, USA TODAY bestselling author of He Gets That From Me and Counting Backwards
“Amy Blumenfeld’s second novel is a thoughtful story about old friendships, the bonds of family, and long-buried secrets. Such Good People will leave readers wondering: Can you ever outrun your past? And even if we can, at what cost?”
Brenda Janowitz, author of The Audrey Hepburn Estate
“An unputdownable story of lifelong friendship, family loyalties, personal ambition and the choices we make along the way. Blumenfeld’s writing is engaging, nuanced and sharp. Her complex characters and captivating story will stay with you long after you finish this book. Such Good People is such a good book!!”
Rachel Levy Lesser, essayist and author of Life’s Accessories: A Memoir and Fashion Guide
"Having read Amy Blumenfeld’s debut, The Cast, I was excited to read her second novel and it did not disappoint! Such Good People is a page-turning story about redemption, perseverance, true friendship, and second chances. With her deft command of language and story-telling, Blumenfeld has crafted a narrative that will keep you hooked from start to finish."
Susie Orman Schnall, author of Anna Bright Is Hiding Something
"This beautifully rendered heartfelt novel examines the bonds of family and lifelong friendships through a timely and insightful lens. Such Good People is such a good read!”
Jane L. Rosen, Author of Songs of Summer and On Fire Island
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