''The Best Kind of People'' is a 2016 novel by Canadian author
. ''The Best Kind of People'' is Whittall's third novel, and it was a finalist for the
Scotiabank Giller Prize
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, as well as named
Indigo's #1 Book of 2016 and Heather's Pick.
The novel was named one of the best books of the year by ''
The Globe & Mail
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'', ''
The National Post
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'', ''
Toronto Life'', and ''
Walrus Magazine.''
''The Best Kind of People'' was published by House of Anansi.
Currently, the book is in the process of being adapted for film by Canadian director,
Sarah Polley.
The novel follows a WASP family living in Connecticut whose lives come apart when the patriarch of the family is arrested for sexually abusing some of his students on his daughter's 17th birthday.
References
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2016 Canadian novels
Novels set in Connecticut
Novels about teachers
House of Anansi Press books