Our Best Intentions, Vibhuti Jain
Our Best Intentions, Vibhuti Jain
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Our Best Intentions
A Novel

Author: Vibhuti Jain

Narrator: Ulka Simone Mohanty

Unabridged: 10 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/14/2023


Synopsis

A Good Morning America Buzz Pick * NPR 1A Inaugural Book Club Pick * A 'Must-Read' by USA Today * Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize * Booklist Editor's Choice * CrimeReads' Best of the YearA suspenseful drama about an immigrant family caught in a criminal investigation, perfect for readers of Celeste Ng's Everything I Never Told You.“Our Best Intentions 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 authorDuring summer break one day, Angie, the teenage daughter of Indian immigrant Babur Singh, is walking home after swimming at the high school pool when she finds Henry McCleary, a white classmate from a wealthy 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.The incident sends shock waves through the community and reveals jarring truths about the lengths to which families will go to protect themselves. Alternating between multiple perspectives, Our Best Intentions is a gripping story about a father and daughter re-examining their familial bonds and place in the community that explores how easily friendships, careers, communities, and individual lives can unravel when the toxicity of privilege and racial bias are exposed.

About Vibhuti Jain

Vibhuti (“Vib”) Jain lives with her husband and daughter in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she works in international development finance. She began her career as a corporate lawyer in New York City. She holds degrees from Yale University and Harvard Law School. Our Best Intentions is her first novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Thomas on November 26, 2023

3.5 stars I feel super torn between three and four stars for this book, so even though I’m lowering to three please keep that in mind! The novel follows Angie, a high school swimmer who comes across an affluent white boy, Henry, lying bleeding on a football field, stabbed and bleeding. She calls the......more

Goodreads review by Jean on November 03, 2022

With subtlety, humor and piercing insight, Vibuti Jain creates a propulsive page-turner that will touch your heart. This is a gorgeous and complex exploration of race, immigration and class wrapped up in a thrilling story you won't be able to put down. A must-read!......more

Goodreads review by Nursebookie on March 25, 2023

TITLE: OUR BEST INTENTIONS AUTHOR: Vibhuti Jain PUB DATE: 03.14.2023 Named a Must-Read by USA Today! A suspenseful drama about an immigrant family caught in a criminal investigation, perfect for readers of Everything I Never Told You. THOUGHTS: I have been spending day and night with Vibhuti Jain’s debu......more

When Angie is walking home from swim practice she finds her best friend’s brother stabbed and hurt on the school’s football field. Now stuck in the middle of an investigation, Angie and her father start to reexamine their place in the community they always called home. This was a strong debut with g......more

Goodreads review by Dorothy on November 07, 2022

This was a riveting page-turner! It felt like every line of this book was both beautifully descriptive as well as important to advancing and escalating the tension of the plot. Additionally, by switching between characters’ perspectives, the book helps you to truly understand their thoughts, feeling......more