UNA APASIONANTE NOVELA SOBRE LA AMISTAD, LA IDENTIDAD RACIAL Y LA
LUCHA POR LA JUSTICIA
Jen y Riley son amigas desde la infancia y, aunque sus vidas tomaron
caminos distintos, han logrado permanecer unidas como hermanas. Jen se
casó muy joven y, tras varios años intentándolo, por fin se ha quedado
embarazada. Riley, en cambio, siempre quiso ser periodista y en la
actualidad está a un paso de convertirse en la primera presentadora
negra del canal de noticias de Filadelfia, su ciudad natal.
Sin embargo, este profundo vínculo se resquebraja cuando el esposo de
Jen, un agente de policía, se ve envuelto en un tiroteo contra un
adolescente negro que iba desarmado. En la recta final de su embarazo,
Jen se siente inmersa en un pozo de incertidumbre donde han arrojado su
futuro, la libertad de su marido y su amistad con Riley. Por su parte,
cuando Riley debe cubrir la noticia del suceso, tendrá que lidiar con
las emociones que le manan por el afecto hacia su amiga blanca y el
devastador impacto y las terribles consecuencias que ha conllevado el
incidente en la comunidad negra a la cual pertenece.
Emotiva y honesta, esta sobrecogedora historia explora el racismo y cómo
este impregna la vida de las personas en una sociedad profundamente
dividida.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK
Named a Best Book Pick of 2021 by Harper's Bazaar and Real Simple
Named a Most Anticipated Book of Fall by People, Essence, New York
Post, PopSugar, New York Newsday, Entertainment Weekly, Town & Country,
Bustle, Fortune, and Book Riot
Told from alternating perspectives, an evocative and riveting novel
about the lifelong bond between two women, one Black and one white,
whose friendship is indelibly altered by a tragic event--a powerful and
poignant exploration of race in America today and its devastating impact
on ordinary lives.
Jen and Riley have been best friends since kindergarten. As adults, they
remain as close as sisters, though their lives have taken different
directions. Jen married young, and after years of trying, is finally
pregnant. Riley pursued her childhood dream of becoming a television
journalist and is poised to become one of the first Black female anchors
of the top news channel in their hometown of Philadelphia.
But the deep bond they share is severely tested when Jen's husband, a
city police officer, is involved in the shooting of an unarmed Black
teenager. Six months pregnant, Jen is in freefall as her future, her
husband's freedom, and her friendship with Riley are thrown into
uncertainty. Covering this career-making story, Riley wrestles with the
implications of this tragic incident for her Black community, her
ambitions, and her relationship with her lifelong friend.
Like Tayari Jones's An American Marriage and Jodi Picoult's Small Great
Things, We Are Not Like Them explores complex questions of race and how
they pervade and shape our most intimate spaces in a deeply divided
world. But at its heart, it's a story of enduring friendship--a love
that defies the odds even as it faces its most difficult challenges.
