{"product_id":"our-best-intentions-a-novel-hardcover-jain-vibhuti-hardcover","title":"Our Best Intentions -- Vibhuti Jain, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA suspenseful drama about an immigrant family caught in a criminal investigation, perfect for readers of \u003cem\u003eEverything I Never Told You\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eOur Best Intentions\u003c\/em\u003e is a thoughtful, gripping suspense that shakes up definitions of family and identity in a beautiful and refreshing way!\" --Kal Penn, actor and national bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eYou Can't Be Serious\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"With subtlety, humor and piercing insight, Vibhuti Jain creates a propulsive page-turner that will touch your heart. A must-read!\" --Jean Kwok, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eSearching for Sylvie Lee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBabur \"Bobby\" Singh, single parent and owner of fledging Uber business \"Move with Bobby,\" remains ever hopeful about ascending the ladder of American success. He lives in an affluent suburb of New York with his daughter Angie, an introverted teenager who is uncomfortable in her own skin unless she's swimming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring summer break, Angie is walking home after training at the high school pool when she finds Henry McCleary, a classmate from a wealthy, prominent family, stabbed and bleeding on the football field. The police immediately focus their investigation on Chiara Thompkins, a runaway Black girl who disappears after the stabbing and--it's later discovered--wasn't properly enrolled in the public high school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe incident sends shock waves through the community and reveals jarring truths about the lengths to which families will go to protect themselves. As the town fractures, Angie must navigate conflicting narratives and wrestle with her own moral culpability. Meanwhile, Babur's painstaking efforts to shield Angie and protect his hard-earned efforts to assimilate overshadow his ability to see right from wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlternating between multiple perspectives, \u003cem\u003e Our Best Intentions\u003c\/em\u003e is a pulsating story about a father and daughter re-examining their familial bonds and place in the community. Both a gripping page-turner and an intimate portrait of an immigrant family, Vibhuti Jain's provocative debut explores how easily friendships, careers, communities, and individual lives can unravel when the toxicity of privilege and racial bias are exposed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vibhuti Jain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.38h x 6.33w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063278783\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/16\/2023","brand":"Vibhuti Jain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43950986920164,"sku":"9780063278783","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780063278783.jpg?v=1719487249","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/our-best-intentions-a-novel-hardcover-jain-vibhuti-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}