{"product_id":"good-intentions","title":"Good Intentions","description":"\u003ch4\u003eJessy Wu  | Paperback | June 2026 \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"info-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"right-content\" id=\"book-details-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fans of Dolly Alderton and Diana Reid will delight in and welcome this new Australian voice to the genre'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks+Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE BIGGEST STORY WAS ALWAYS THE ONE BETWEEN THEM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the cramped basement office of their university newspaper, Jake and Nadia break a huge story that exposes a decade of institutional corruption. In the quieter hours, they also fall in love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen Nadia leaves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA decade later, she returns from New York, once a fast-rising finance hotshot, now exiled after a deal gone wrong. Back in Sydney, Jake has forged a reputation as a crusading reporter whose by-line regularly brings down the rich and powerful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBattlelines are drawn when they're each pulled into the orbit of a biotech visionary whose startup becomes Nadia's big break and the target of Jake's latest investigation. As old wounds flare, both must decide how far they'll go to come out on top.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClear-eyed and taut,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Intentions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003easks if it is possible to be a good person in a morally grey world, and what happens when someone you once loved with your whole heart threatens to topple everything you've built.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Intentions\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thrilling, evocative and witty, Wu's first novel is a welcome contribution to the Australian literary landscape. It goes to the heart of why so many enter the field of journalism, and the strength that comes with holding truth to power. Add a beautiful love story to the mix, and you've got a masterpiece!'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Zara Seidler, co-founder of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Aus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What starts as a campus love story catches fire and blazes into a full-scale reckoning of corporate greed. A coming-of-age story for the late capitalist hellscape. Easy to read and hard to sit with. Set it for your book club and watch the sparks fly.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Bri Lee, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEggshell Skull\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Relentless reading, I couldn't put it down. Evocatively penned and a clever exploration of the cost of speaking truth to power. This is an arrival Australian fiction has waited too long for.'\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Antoinette Lattouf, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen Who Win\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Lose Friends and Influence White People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly unputdownable.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Intentions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eweaves together the fascinating world of venture capital with a love story that proves first love never really leaves you. With razor-sharp observations on the complexities of human nature, some corporate espionage and a crusading journalist fighting the good fight, I was completely hooked.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Karina May, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat Island Feeling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Come for the love story, stay for the gripping investigative journalism.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Intentions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a sharp and smart exploration about the lasting impression of first love, ambition, power and morality. It's an achingly beautiful representation of what happens when the person you love is the person you can't be with. Where do you draw the line between the people you love and your dreams?'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Joshua Hortinela, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHate You to Love You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Jessy Wu's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Intentions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebites with razor-sharp clarity. It captures the intensity of the murky moral waters which must be crossed while navigating the tenuous line between justice and conscience. A deftly executed debut which pries apart the tensions of heart and mind, of cross-cultural and intergenerational expectations, and offers a touching examination of what's at risk when we dare to listen to the earnest call of our hearts.' -\u003cb\u003eJenna Lo Bianco, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove, Al Dente\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Compelling, smart and sexy: an unflinching glimpse behind the curtain of what it takes to keep the capitalist machine alive - and what it costs to fight it!'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Eleanor Kirk, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eVery Impressive For Your Age\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'An emotionally deft debut. Wu transports us through time, unravelling the fickleness of hearts and economies with the same dexterity.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Vivian Pham, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Coconut Children\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A love story with epic moral stakes. I tore through it in a single sitting'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Jonathan Seidler, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll the Beautiful Things You Love\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'The perfectly drawn characters of Nadia and Jake immersed me from page one ... I was on tenterhooks throughout. Jessy Wu is a brilliant, unique new voice in fiction.'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Katie Hoskins, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen the Party's Over\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'This is the book you'll be pressing into your friends' hands and saying,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou need to read this!\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks, founder of Missing Perspectives and author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Right Hand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e------------------\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"author-info\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Info\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"author-bio\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJessy Wu is a writer and entrepreneur based in Sydney. She is the founder and Managing Director of Encour, a strategic communications agency that specialises in the tech sector. Previously, she was a venture capital investor in early-stage tech start-ups.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is a regular columnist for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralian Financial Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and her writing has appeared in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrikey\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInflection Points\u003c\/i\u003e. She co-hosts the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGen Z Explained\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epodcast with her twenty-year-old colleague Danny Cash. 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