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.
