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THE MUST-READ DEBUT NOVEL OF 2026

'Thought-provoking and utterly addictive' PAULA HAWKINS

'What a spectacular triumph. This is the Afghan novel I have been eagerly waiting for' KHALED HOSSEINI

'Thrilling. I'll be recommending this book to everyone' ANN PATCHETT

'Brilliant. The best debut I've read in a very long time' MONICA ALI
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EVERYONE THINKS THEY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED . . .

The Sharaf family is the picture of success. They arrived in America as refugees with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. And now, after years of hard work, they live in the most exclusive neighbourhood, their growing family attending the most prestigious schools. Zorah, the eldest daughter, is the apple of her father's eye.

But when Zorah dies in an unthinkable tragedy, everyone is left reeling and the family is thrust into the court of public opinion. There is talk that behind closed doors the Sharafs' happy household was anything but, and soon the veneer of the model immigrant family starts to crumble.

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 . . .

A kaleidoscopic, urgent narrative, told through the chorus of voices surrounding the Sharafs, Good People is a riveting, provocative and unforgettable story of community, family and identity.

'A remarkable, unsettling snapshot of our complicated times' SAMEER PANDYA, author of OUR BEAUTIFUL BOYS

Critics Review

Good People 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. Written with raw emotional insight, this page-turner is a fascinating, kaleidoscopic look at a grieving Afghan family caught between culture and country. 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. What a spectacular triumph this book is. This is the Afghan novel I have been eagerly waiting for
Khaled Hosseini, author of THE KITE RUNNER
Good People is a thrilling tour de force of a novel. I'll be recommending this book to everyone
Ann Patchett
Ingeniously structured, thought-provoking and utterly addictive, Good People will have everyone talking
Paula Hawkins, author of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
Brilliant. The best debut I've read in a very long time
Monica Ali, author of LOVE MARRIAGE
Shocking and intimate . . . absolutely unlike anything else you'll read this year
Anna Bailey, author of TALL BONES
Good People 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 a remarkable, unsettling snapshot of our complicated times
Sameer Pandya, author of OUR BEAUTIFUL BOYS
A triumphant debut! 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. The plot: masterful. The writing: beguiling. The pacing: breakneck. The possibility I will read this again and again: absolute. I can't wait to read what Sabit will create next!
Alka Joshi, author of THE HENNA ARTIST and the JAIPUR trilogy
An extraordinary debut. Tense and propulsive . . . absolutely riveting
Emma van Straaten, author of THIS IMMACULATE BODY
A clever debut probing the American dream
Guardian, '2026 Debuts to Look Out For'
Told through several different voices, this sweeping family saga will stay with you long after you put it down
Sunday Times Style, 'Must-Reads for 2026'
Addictively readable . . . I'd put money on this book featuring in everyone's best of lists when we reach the end of 2026 . . . it's absolutely thought-provoking, at times unsettling and gripping throughout
Stylist, '37 things that are going to be huge in 2026'
Propulsive . . . There's a big buzz about Patmeena Sabit's Good People
Sunday Independent, 'Debuts to Look Out For in 2026'

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