SIMPLE GIFTS
I began this blog to share the highs and lows of being a debut author, but with the year-end onslaught of work deadlines and holiday shopping (not to mention a flu that had me in bed for several days), I’ve been remiss in sharing one of the all-time highs: getting my box of Advance Reader Copies (ARCs). While the book won’t be released until July 14, 2020, a lucky 23 of my dear family and early reader friends are now holding a copy of A GOOD FAMILY in their hands — the most precious and personal Christmas present I’ve ever given. In case you haven’t noticed, links to pre-order your very own copy are now on my home page.
To watch a video of me opening the box of ARCs, check out my Instagram or Facebook site — and while you’re at it, please follow me so you can keep up with my book events, which I hope will be scheduled in the coming months. Unfortunately, Instagram decided to crop out my head and focus on the book, which is probably for the best anyway.
In addition to the wonderful cover blurb from award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author Lisa Ling, I’m thrilled to say the back of the ARC also features two new blurbs from two very talented authors. Due to space constraints, only a tiny bit of their blurbs could be printed on the ARC, but thankfully, blogs don’t have the same limitations. My sincere gratitude to Lisa, Angie and Meghan for the best gift possible: their kind words of support.
From Angie Kim, Author of the National Bestseller Miracle Creek:
A.H. Kim’s A GOOD FAMILY is an intriguing blend of a heartbreaking story of family loyalty with a cautionary tale of corporate excess and suburban greed. Kim follows two women who couldn’t be more different from each other—Beth, a beautiful Big Pharma executive at the center of a whistleblower scandal, and Hannah, her modest and quiet sister-in-law who has sacrificed everything for her brother—but who must work together to keep the family from falling apart when Beth is sent to prison. Filled with sharp insights about the dynamics of uber-privileged communities and stark glimpses into prison life, this smart debut will keep readers turning the pages until its surprising conclusion.
From Meghan Maclean Weir, Acclaimed Author of The Book of Essie:
A Good Family is a searing and heartfelt debut. In it, A.H. Kim traces the glittering vein of lies and willful misunderstandings woven through each branch of the Lindstrom family tree. So accustomed are the Lindstroms to their privilege, not even the prospect of sending one of their own to prison can dim their picture-perfect smiles or slow the flow of perfectly chilled champagne. To Hannah, an outsider related to the others only by her brother’s marriage to Beth, this excess seems both disconcerting and obscene, yet she finds it alluring all the same. When Beth is incarcerated, Hannah must keep the house of cards upon which the family’s success balances from toppling, and together they must face the inevitable reckoning that follows.