{"product_id":"9781250237293","title":"A Good Neighborhood : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Good Neighborhood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Therese Anne Fowler\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER * One of NPR's Best Books of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A provocative, absorbing read.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A feast of a read... I finished \u003ci\u003eA Good Neighborhood\u003c\/i\u003e in a single sitting. Yes, it’s that good.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Jodi Picoult, #1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall Great Things\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Spark of Light\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Oak Knoll, a verdant, tight-knit North Carolina neighborhood, professor of forestry and ecology Valerie Alston-Holt is raising her bright and talented biracial son, Xavier, who’s headed to college in the fall. All is well until the Whitmans—a family with new money and a secretly troubled teenage daughter—raze the house and trees next door to build themselves a showplace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith little in common except a property line, these two families quickly find themselves at odds: first, over an historic oak tree in Valerie's yard, and soon after, the blossoming romance between their two teenagers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTherese Anne Fowler's \u003ci\u003eA Good Neighborhood \u003c\/i\u003easks big questions about life in America today—what does it mean to be a good neighbor? How do we live alongside each other when we don't see eye to eye?—as it explores the effects of class, race, and heartrending love in a story that’s as provocative as it is powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Therese Anne Fowler: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A provocative, absorbing read.\" \u003c\/b\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eThought-provoking\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003efast-paced\u003c\/b\u003e” —Good Morning America \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A story of race, class, region and, yes, tragic love...\u003cb\u003ethe result is Shakesperian.\u003c\/b\u003e\" —NPR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eRiveting...Fowler empathetically conjures nuanced characters we won't soon forget,\u003c\/b\u003e expertly weaves together their stories, and imbues the plot with a sense of inevitability and urgency. In the end, she offers an opportunity for catharsis as well as a heartfelt, hopeful call to action.Traversing topics of love, race, and class, \u003cb\u003ethis emotionally complex novel \u003c\/b\u003espeaks to—and may reverberate beyond—our troubled times.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus, \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e A Good Neighborhood (\u003c\/i\u003estarred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eSearing\u003c\/b\u003e...Fowler skillfully renders her characters and their experiences into an \u003cb\u003eunforgettable, heartbreaking story\u003c\/b\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (\u003c\/i\u003estarred review)   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eFowler's fascinating plot is skillfully executed\u003c\/b\u003e, delving into each character's complexities fully enough that their choices make perfect sense. \u003cb\u003eThis page-turner delivers a thoughtful exploration of prejudice, preconceived notions, and what it means to be innocent\u003c\/b\u003e.\" — \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA rippling story\u003c\/b\u003e for fans of suspenseful domestic dramas\"  — \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“It’s a timely story about what happens when we fail to consider how our actions affect others\u003c\/b\u003e and the tragedy that can befall us if we can’t coexist with those whose values are different from our own.\" --\u003ci\u003e Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fowler has crafted\u003cb\u003e one of the most precise and timely novels of the year.\u003c\/b\u003e The daughter of a local businessman starts dating the biracial son of a professor in a leafy North Carolina suburb, boiling toward \u003cb\u003ean inevitable and wrenching conclusion\u003c\/b\u003e.\"—\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eFowler’s novel culminates with injustices that are painfully easy to imagine\u003c\/b\u003e because they continue to be a part of our contemporary lived experience.\"  — \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eA readable saga \u003c\/b\u003enodding toward a bevy of social issues\"  — \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For fans of slow-burn mysteries that explore the tenuous, fragile nature of neighborhoods — think \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eLittle Fires Everywhere\u003c\/i\u003e —\u003cb\u003e this book is what you’ve been waiting for this year\u003c\/b\u003e.\" — \u003ci\u003eBookBub\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Therese Anne Fowler has..concocted \u003cb\u003ea feast of a read:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ecompelling, heartbreaking, and inevitable.\u003c\/b\u003e  I finished \u003ci\u003eA Good Neighborhood \u003c\/i\u003ein a single sitting. Yes, it’s that good.” —Jodi Picoult, #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSmall Great Things\u003c\/i\u003e  and\u003ci\u003e A Spark of Light\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Relentlessly paced, stylishly written, and perfectly timed, Therese Anne Fowler’s latest is \u003cb\u003ea sharp, moving portrait of an American neighborhood on the brink of change. \u003c\/b\u003eYou’ll be thinking about\u003ci\u003e A Good Neighborhood \u003c\/i\u003elong after you've left it.”—Christina Baker Kline, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOrphan Train\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Compelling and captivating, \u003ci\u003eA Good Neighborhood\u003c\/i\u003e left me speechless yet wanting to discuss. \u003cb\u003eThis is a story that will stick with you for a long time.\" \u003c\/b\u003e—Emily Giffin, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll We Ever Wanted\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003eprovocative, timely page-turner \u003c\/b\u003eabout the crucial issues of our time. I gulped it down, and \u003cb\u003ethe stunning conclusion left me both heartbroken and hopeful.”\u003c\/b\u003e —Meg Waite Clayton, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Train to London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A gripping modern morality tale\u003c\/b\u003e...Familiar elements - two families, two young lovers, a legal dispute - frame a story that \u003cb\u003efeels both classic and inevitable.\u003c\/b\u003e  But Fowler makes the book her own with \u003cb\u003esmart dialogue, compelling characters \u003c\/b\u003eand a communal “we” narrator that implicates us all in the wrenching conclusion.\" —Tara Conklin,\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Last Romantics\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Good Neighborhood\u003c\/i\u003e is my favorite kind of novel —\u003cb\u003e compelling, complicated, timely, and smart. \u003c\/b\u003eWith great humanity, Therese Anne Fowler imparts a full-hearted, unflinching indictment of a broken system and in so doing \u003cb\u003etells a story hard to put down and hard to forget.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —Laurie Frankel, bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e This is How it Always Is\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nothing short of \u003cb\u003emesmerizing.\"\u003c\/b\u003e —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eA Well-Behaved Woman \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Genius\u003c\/b\u003e....Fowler's exploration of the way powerful women are simultaneously devalued and rewarded resonates powerfully.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eA Well-Behaved Woman \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed NPR Best Book of the Year (2020), Long-listed Amazon.com Best Books of the Year (2020)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250237293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40769521189070,"sku":"9781250237293","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_00b3f79a-a468-4bb7-b83c-572f739917da.jpg?v=1642052854","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250237293","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}