When We Were Worthy

Evoking Emmy limited-series winner Big Little Lies, Whalens novel is about a Georgia town ripped apart when an outcast boy kills three cheerleaders in a car accident, bringing secrets and simmering tensions to the surface. The Hollywood Reporter When the sound of sirens cuts through a cool fall night, the small town of Worthy, Georgia, hurtles from triumph to tragedy. Just hours before, theyd watched the Wildcats score a winning touchdown. Now, theyre faced with the deaths of three cheerleaderstheir promising lives cut short in a fatal crash. And the boy in the other carthe only one to surviveis believed to be at fault. As rumors begin to fly and accusations spin, allegiances form and long-kept secrets emerge. At the center of the whirlwind are four women, each grappling with loss, regret, shame, and lies: Marglyn, a grieving mother; Darcy, whose son had been behind the wheel; Ava, a substitute teacher with a scandalous secret; and Leah, a cheerleader who should have been in the car with her friends, but wasnt. If the truth comes out, will it bring redemptionor will it be their downfall?