Following the death of her worthy liberal parents, Corlis McCrea moves back into her family's grand Reconstruction mansion in North Carolina, willed to all three siblings. Her timid younger brother has never left home. When her bullying black-sheep older brother moves into "his" house as well, it's
A Good Family: Novel
โ Scribed by A.H. Kim
- Publisher
- Graydon House
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 189 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
โA story of money, family, who you can trust, and the extremes to which one will go for blood. I couldnโt put it down.โ โLisa Ling, host of CNNโs***This Is Life
Keep your family close and your enemies closer.***
Bethis the darling of God Halsa, a pharmaceutical giant, and sheโs got the outrageous salary and lifestyle to prove it. Until she lands in white-collar womenโs prison, thanks to a high-profile whistleblower suit.
Sam, Bethโs husband, used to be the townโs most eligible bachelor, and heโs never had to do anything for himself. Until his wife goes to jail, and heโs left to raise two daughters on his own.
Lise, the au pair, is the whistleblower. But is she? Everyone knows sheโs not clever enough to have done it alone.
Hannah, Samโs sister, is devoted to her family. Thereโs nothing she wouldnโt do for them.
Eva, Bethโs sister, is the smart one. (Read: not the pretty one.) Her life seems perfect on the surface, but sibling rivalry runs deep.
Martin, Bethโs brother, is the firstborn, the former golden boy turned inside-the Beltway businessman. But what is he hiding?
Someone knows something. Someone betrayed Beth.
This is the story of the Min-Lindstroms. This is the story of the all-American family as it implodes under the weight of secrets, lies and the unchecked desire for wealth and power.
A.H. Kim is an immigrant, graduate of Harvard College and Berkeley Law, lawyer, and mother of two sons. She lives in San Francisco with her husband.A Good Familyis her first novel.
โฆ Subjects
Literature
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