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Those Who Knew: A Novel
Those Who Knew A Novel
Author: Idra Novey
Named a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by * NPR * Esquire * O, The Oprah Magazine * Real Simple * BBC * PopSugar * Bustle * Kirkus Reviews * Lit Hub — "A gripping, astute, and deeply humane political thriller." --The Boston Globe — — "Mesmerizing [and] uncannily prescient."--Los Angeles Times — A taut, timely n...  more »

On an unnamed island country ten years after the collapse of a U.S.-supported regime, Lena suspects the powerful senator she was involved with back in her student activist days is taking advantage of a young woman who's been introducing him at rallies. When the young woman ends up dead, Lena revisits her own fraught history with the senator and the violent incident that ended their relationship.

Why didn't Lena speak up then, and will her family's support of the former regime still impact her credibility? What if her hunch about this young woman's death is wrong?

What follows is a riveting exploration of the cost of staying silent and the mixed rewards of speaking up in a profoundly divided country. Those Who Knew confirms Novey's place as an essential new voice in American fiction.
ISBN-13: 9780525560586
ISBN-10: 0525560580
Publication Date: 11/5/2019
Pages: 272
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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