{"product_id":"such-good-people-9781684633227","title":"Such Good People","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn emotionally gripping, character-driven novel about the ripple effect of a split-second decision to protect a friend.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA poignant story of love, loss, loyalty, and being torn between right and wrong. You won't be able to put this one down.\"--Emily Liebert, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003ePretty Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of those multi-dimensional must-reads that wins both as a page-turning legal story about social injustice, prejudice and redemption, and an emotional character-driven tale of love, family, and lifelong friendship. Fans of Tayari Jones' \u003ci\u003eAn American Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e, Rebecca Searles' \u003ci\u003eIn Five Years, \u003c\/i\u003eand Allison Larkin's \u003ci\u003eThe People We Keep \u003c\/i\u003ewill devour Amy Blumenfeld's latest triumph. \u003ci\u003eSuch Good People\u003c\/i\u003e is Such a Good Book!\"\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eSamantha Greene Woodruff, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lobotomist's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Trade Off\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 10 p.m. on a Thursday in the spring of her freshman year of college, and April is standing at the back of a crowded Manhattan bar waiting for her friend, Rudy, to arrive. Their eyes lock the moment he enters the room, and in an instant, lives and legacies are altered forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin hours, Rudy is arrested. Within days, April is expelled. Within weeks, he's incarcerated. And within months, she meets Peter, a prodigious young attorney who makes her world recognizable again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNearly fifteen years later, April is happily living in Chicago married to Peter, a mother of three with a fulfilling career and standing yoga date with her girlfriends. On the eve of Peter's election for local office, Rudy is up for parole. Headlines explode about April's past, jeopardizing Peter's campaign and everything they hold dear. Suddenly, April is faced with an impossible choice: protecting the life she created, or the person who sacrificed everything to make that life a possibility. \u003ci\u003eSuch Good People\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating portrait of blurred lines, divided loyalties, and what it means to love purely, steadfastly, and interminably.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sparkpress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781684633227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Amy Blumenfeld","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45370037076149,"sku":"9781684633227","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d76175f7-49d1-4349-98fe-3b2f50d67c75.jpg?v=1747109294","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/such-good-people-9781684633227","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}