Fine Young People

"An engrossing mystery about the perils of belonging, how joy and tragedy can irrevocably shape close-knit communities, and the all-consuming pursuit of the truth, Fine Young People grabbed me in the first few pages and never let me go. The sparkling prose, robust character work, and expert plotting make this novel perfect for readers of Liz Moore and Rebecca Makkai. An absolute gem."

"Fine Young People is, unusually but in more than one sense, a mystery novel—not only about the mystery of a young man's death some twenty years in the narrator's past but about the mystery of the overlapping things, the eternal present, the mysteries of faith and grief and friendship. What might be most impressive about it is how much it manages to express without ever laboring for breath. It's eloquent, but casual about it; moving, but casual about it; funny, but casual about it; suffused with the deep unknown, but casual about it."

"Fine Young People is a Holy Trinity of a novel: the sacred ground of Saint Ignatius ensconced in Pittsburgh’s gritty beauty and industrial history, a captivating mystery that obsessed me at every turn, and complicated, unforgettable characters. Bruno excavates long-buried, multi-layered tragedy, unravels the tangled threads that tie Catholics to their faith, and interrogates the highs and harms of elite sports culture, navigating ambition, religion, family dysfunction, young love, and enduring friendships with the grace and fearlessness of a star athlete who knows all her plays by heart."

"Anna Bruno's Fine Young People is a superbly plotted and thoughtfully populated novel about members of a sports-loving community seeking answers to mysteries old and new. In these clever pages you'll also meet people who are healing from loss and betrayal, learning who they are and forging long-lasting friendships. This is a book for everyone."