![]() ![]() Now, as they navigate adulthood, careers, family responsibilities, and relationships, they must face their racial differences and how those differences have shaped each of them. Jenny and Riley have been constants throughout each other’s lives. Riley loaned them the money to try one last round, which was successful. For Jenny, much is riding on this pregnancy, as she and her husband are in debt from trying to conceive through in vitro fertilization. Jenny knows Kevin, knows he couldn’t be a racist monster and would never shoot that boy on purpose. ![]() As Jenny struggles with her husband’s actions, the potential indictment, online harassment, and death threats, she wishes her best friend, Riley, could be there for her. Jenny Murphy is in the last months of pregnancy when her husband, a police officer, is involved in the murder of an unarmed Black boy. This study guide refers to the hardcover version published by Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Published in 2021 in a time of racial protests, particularly after the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, the novel uses its characters to help humanize the complicated and lasting implications of race. ![]()
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