Two women taking very different extremes of Civil Rights movement

In 1962, wealthy Southern belle Eve Whalen meets her college roommate Daniella Gold and they quickly become best friends. Daniella begins to open Eve's eyes to the injustices of the world which the well-meaning but naive Eve thinks she can change in an instance. Over time, Daniella works hard to change the world from within the current social system, while Eve becomes extremely radicalized.

A tale of two women trying to fight justice in a harsh world, We Are All Good People is in many way similar to Mrs. Everything, yet since its scope is a bit narrower, I enjoyed it much more. I loved the contrast between the two women - the pragmatic Daniella and the suggestible Eve, and particularly liked that in the end that each had to take stock of the good they did, but also the opportunities they let slip by. A strong book, it does loses steam at the end talking about Eve and Daniella's children, but all in all I'm glad I read it.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Atria Books through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.