The lives of two families collide in a most intriguing and shocking way in Andrea Uptmor’s darkly delightful debut novel, The New People. Faced with foreclosure and falling victim to the ruse of a real estate scammer, Charlotte and Dirk Deniison lose the place they called home faster than they can gather their belongings. The new owners, Emma and Rachel, settle into the house and what should’ve been a new start to an easy new life, only to discover that things aren’t always what they seem. The New People is a deeply moving novel that explores themes of love, loss, and community, and what it really means to feel at home.
Andrea Uptmor is a writer, editor, and a producer on the Taking Charge website at the University of Minnesota. As a content developer at the Center for Spirituality & Healing at the university, Andrea has been a part of a team that launched many online learning modules for healthcare professionals, students, and the general public on the topics of integrative nursing, wellbeing, resilience, and integrative therapies. She received her MFA in fiction at the University of Minnesota. Her short fiction has been published in McSweeney’s, PANK, and The Master’s Review, among others. She lives in Chicago with her family. The New People is her debut novel.
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