A riveting literary page-turner that maps the extremes to which a family will go in order to protect their own.
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Praise for We Would Never
“Tova Mirvis brings a novelist’s eye to a tabloid story, and the result is both gripping and illuminating…Once you start this book, you won’t want to put it down.”
—Tom Perrotta
“A fascinating fever dream of a novel about the gifts and costs of family loyalty. Part mystery, part moral puzzle, We Would Never shines a fierce light on its characters, while never losing sight of their humanity.”
—Elizabeth Graver
“In this deeply satisfying novel, Tova Mirvis dares you never to say never.”
—Christopher Castellani
“We Would Never is utterly spellbinding... Mirvis has written a knockout exploration of the ways people shape and misshape their lives through anger, and the lines people never believe they'll cross until they do.”
—Rachel Kadish
“We Would Never is not only a gripping murder mystery, but a moving and thought-provoking exploration of morality. This is a tour de force you will devour in one sitting.”
—Jessica Shattuck
“Thrillingly plotted and exquisitely imagined, We Would Never is a masterful portrait of a family and its many secrets. A relentlessly intelligent barn-burner of a book.”
—Claire Dederer
“An urgent, insightful family drama about complicity and entitlement that could not be more timely. It's essential reading by a true talent.”
—Sarah Langan
About Tova
Tova Mirvis is the author of the memoir The Book of Separation as well as four novels, We Would Never, Visible City, The Outside World, and The Ladies Auxiliary, which was a national bestseller. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe Magazine and Real Simple, and her fiction has been broadcast on NPR. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts with her family.