{"product_id":"9781982144371","title":"Good Neighbors A Novel - Langan, Sarah","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eGood Neighbors A Novel\u003c\/u\u003e by Langan, Sarah\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Simon and Schuster, 2021\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCeleste Ng and Liane Moriarty’s\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e enthralling dissection of suburbia meets Shirley Jackson’s creeping dread in this “\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewickedly funny, unnerving puzzle box of a novel” (Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eabout the downward spiral of a Long Island community after a tragedy exposes its residents’ depths of deception.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\n\nWelcome 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.\n\n \n\nBut menace skulks among this exclusive enclave. When the Wilde family arrive, they trigger their neighbors’ worst fears. Dad Arlo’s a gruff has-been rock star with track marks. Mom Gertie’s got a thick Brooklyn accent, with high heels and tube tops to match. Their weird kids cuss like sailors. They don’t fit with the way Maple Street sees itself.\n\n \n\nMaple Street’s Queen Bee, Rhea Schroeder—a lonely professor repressing a dark past—initially welcomed Gertie, but relations plummeted during one summer evening, when the new best friends shared too much, too soon. By the time the story opens, the Wildes are outcasts.\n\n \n\nAs 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. Suddenly, it is one mom’s word against the other’s in a court of public opinion that can end only in blood.\n\n \n\nRiveting and ruthless, Good Neighbors is “a chilling, compulsively readable novel that looks toward the future in order to help us understand how we live now” (Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon and Schuster, 2021","offers":[{"title":"Good Neighbors A Novel \/ Very Good","offer_id":52634189693220,"sku":"9781982144371VG","price":8.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_aacdcfa0-2f57-4ae6-a4fe-7f1545886ad8.jpg?v=1781792525","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9781982144371","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}