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, this "propulsive, deeply felt tale
of race and friendship" (People) follows two women, one Black and one
white, whose friendship is indelibly altered by a tragic event.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 takes "us to
uncomfortable places--in the best possible way--while capturing so much
of what we are all thinking and feeling about race. A sharp, timely, and
soul-satisfying novel" (Emily Giffin, New York Times bestselling author)
that is both a powerful conversation starter and a celebration of the
enduring power of friendship.
