{"product_id":"good-people-9780349019444","title":"Good People: The most talked-about debut novel of 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn incredibly propulsive and provocative debut novel about the dark underside of gossip - the way it can shape and distort the truth until you're not sure what is real or what you believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHOSEN AS A 2026 MUST-READ BOOK BY THE \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNEW ARAB\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eBBC CULTURE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'AWFULLY ADDICTIVE . . . 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There is talk that the Sharafs' happy household was anything but, and soon the veneer of the model immigrant family starts to crumble.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Those who knew her best - and those who never met her - all have an opinion on who Zorah really was, and what really happened to her . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold through the chorus of voices surrounding the Sharafs, \u003ci\u003eGood People\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting, provocative and unforgettable story of community, family and identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e___________________________________________________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'THIS YEAR'S MOST HOTLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT...MORE THAN LIVES UP TO THE HYPE'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSTYLIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'THRILLING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eECONOMIST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'PROPULSIVE' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'BRILLIANT' \u003c\/b\u003eMONICA ALI\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A BLINDER OF A DEBUT' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH INDEPENDENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'GRIPPING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING' \u003c\/b\u003eLOUISE O'NEILL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A CLEVER WHODUNNIT' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'LL READ THIS YEAR' \u003c\/b\u003eANNA BAILEY\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'THRILLING AND ADDICTIVE'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e INEWS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'ABSOLUTELY RIVETING' \u003c\/b\u003eEMMA VAN STRAATEN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780349019444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 10 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Little, Brown Book Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23(H)x14.8(L)x3.4(W)488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 488\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003ePatmeena Sabit was born in Kabul a few years after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. When she was a month old, her family fled the conflict and became refugees in Pakistan, joining the millions of other Afghans that had sought refuge there. They later moved to the United States and she grew up in Virginia. She currently lives in Toronto. \u003ci\u003eGood People \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut novel.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood People\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning read. I could not recommend it more enthusiastically. The story of an investigation into a suspicious death, this rich novel is so much more\u003cb\u003e. Written with raw emotional insight, this page-turner is a fascinating, kaleidoscopic look at a grieving Afghan family caught between culture and country.\u003c\/b\u003e With startling empathy for all sides, Patmeena Sabit plumbs the fault lines of honor, truth, prejudice, and how identity shapes guilt in the aftermath of tragedy. \u003cb\u003eWhat a spectacular triumph this book is. This is the Afghan novel I have been eagerly waiting for\u003c\/b\u003e -- Khaled Hosseini, author of THE KITE RUNNER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood People\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea thrilling tour de force of a novel. I'll be recommending this book to everyone\u003c\/b\u003e -- Ann Patchett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIngeniously structured, thought-provoking and utterly addictive, \u003ci\u003eGood People\u003c\/i\u003e will have everyone talking\u003c\/b\u003e -- Paula Hawkins, author of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant. The best debut I've read in a very long time\u003c\/b\u003e -- Monica Ali, author of LOVE MARRIAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShocking and intimate\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eabsolutely unlike anything else you'll read this year\u003c\/b\u003e -- Anna Bailey, author of TALL BONES\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood People\u003c\/i\u003e is equal parts an immigrant novel, a tightly-wound mystery, and an oral history. Patmeena Sabit moves between these with insight, ease and grace to give us \u003cb\u003ea remarkable, unsettling snapshot of our complicated times\u003c\/b\u003e -- Sameer Pandya, author of OUR BEAUTIFUL BOYS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA triumphant debut!\u003c\/b\u003e With the sophistication and assurance of a seasoned writer, Patmeena Sabit has crafted a prescient East-West story as only a third culture talent could have. \u003cb\u003eThe plot: masterful. The writing: beguiling. The pacing: breakneck. The possibility I will read this again and again: absolute.\u003c\/b\u003e I can't wait to read what Sabit will create next! -- Alka Joshi, author of THE HENNA ARTIST and the JAIPUR trilogy\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eextraordinary \u003c\/b\u003edebut. \u003cb\u003eTense and propulsive\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eabsolutely riveting\u003c\/b\u003e -- Emma van Straaten, author of THIS IMMACULATE BODY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA clever debut \u003c\/b\u003eprobing the American dream * Guardian, '2026 Debuts to Look Out For' *\u003cbr\u003eTold through several different voices, \u003cb\u003ethis sweeping family saga will stay with you long after you put it down\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times Style, 'Must-Reads for 2026' *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAddictively readable\u003c\/b\u003e . . . I'd put money on this book featuring in everyone's best of lists when we reach the end of 2026 . . . it's\u003cb\u003e absolutely thought-provoking, at times unsettling and gripping throughout\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist, '37 things that are going to be huge in 2026' *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePropulsive\u003c\/b\u003e . . . There's a big buzz about Patmeena Sabit's \u003ci\u003eGood People\u003c\/i\u003e * Sunday Independent, 'Debuts to Look Out For in 2026' *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClever \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003cb\u003eSabit moves deftly between arguments as we, as readers, bring our own prejudices to bear on just what actually happened\u003c\/b\u003e * Marie Claire *\u003cbr\u003eNarrated by a full cast on Audible, \u003cb\u003ethe novel's multiple perspectives are brought to vivid life\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent (audiobook review) *\u003cbr\u003eThe novel is, in essence, a crime mystery in which a community turns detective and puts a grieving family on trial. 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