{"product_id":"good-neighborsbooks","title":"Good Neighbors","description":"\u003cb\u003e“\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA modern-day \u003ci\u003eCrucible….\u003c\/i\u003eBeneath the surface of a suburban utopia, madness lurks.” —Liv Constantine, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Mrs. Parrish\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Sarah Langan is a phenomenal talent with a wicked sense of wry humor. \u003ci\u003eGood Neighbors\u003c\/i\u003e knocked me out. Like Shirley Jackson, Langan’s work blends a bleak streak with an underlying sense of the humane that wrung my heart.” —Victor LaValle, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Changeling\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCeleste Ng’s enthralling dissection of suburbia meets Shirley Jackson’s creeping dread in this propulsive literary noir, when a sudden tragedy exposes the depths of deception and damage in a Long Island suburb\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epitting neighbor against neighbor and putting one family in terrible danger.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to Maple Street, a picture-perfect slice of suburban Long Island, its residents bound by their children, their work, and their illusion of safety in a rapidly changing world. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eArlo Wilde, a gruff has-been rock star who’s got nothing to show for his fame but track marks, is always two steps behind the other dads. His wife, beautiful ex-pageant queen Gertie, feels socially ostracized and adrift. Spunky preteen Julie curses like a sailor and her kid brother Larry is called “Robot Boy” by the kids on the block.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTheir next-door neighbor and Maple Street’s Queen Bee, Rhea Schroeder\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003ea lonely community college professor repressing her own dark past\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003ewelcomes Gertie and family into the fold. Then, during one spritzer-fueled summer evening, the new best friends share too much, too soon.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs tensions mount, a sinkhole opens in a nearby park, and Rhea’s daughter Shelly falls inside. The search for Shelly brings a shocking accusation against the Wildes that spins out of control. Suddenly, it is one mom’s word against the other’s in a court of public opinion that can end only in blood.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA riveting and ruthless portrayal of American suburbia, \u003ci\u003eGood Neighbors\u003c\/i\u003e excavates the perils and betrayals of motherhood and friendships and the dangerous clash between social hierarchy, childhood trauma, and fear.","brand":"Langan, Sarah","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Adult Fiction G-L)","offer_id":44068551655648,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_21d92d21-0b12-4382-b5d5-3dabedea80f4.jpg?v=1687971730","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/good-neighborsbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}