A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD BY THERESE ANNE FOWLER - ST. MARTIN'S PRESS

• Print Length: 311 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1250237270
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press (March 10, 2020)
• Publication Date: March 10, 2020
• Sold by: Macmillan

In 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.

With 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.

A Good Neighborhood asks 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, I devoured this book in one sitting after reading the amazing review by @noseinabook. The story is set in an idyllic upscale North Carolina neighborhood of Oak Knoll where Valerie, a professor and her son Xavier a senior in High School lives. This idyllic setting doesn’t last too long when the Whitmans move next door and these families find themselves at odds with each other. I enjoyed reading about the third person all knowing narrator in this riveting read about race, prejudice, money and class in a refreshing plot skillfully delivered. Fowler is a brilliant writer who really understands the brevity of social issues and self-centered decisions in a timely heartbreaking story. heartrending love in a story that’s as provocative as it is powerful.

THOUGHTS/REVIEW

I devoured this book in one sitting after reading the amazing review by @noseinabook. The story is set in an idyllic upscale North Carolina neighborhood of Oak Knoll where Valerie, a professor and her son Xavier a senior in High School lives. This idyllic setting doesn’t last too long when the Whitmans move next door and these families find themselves at odds with each other. I enjoyed reading about the third person all knowing narrator in this riveting read about race, prejudice, money and class in a refreshing plot skillfully delivered. Fowler is a brilliant writer who really understands the brevity of social issues and self-centered decisions in a timely heartbreaking story.

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT:

Therese Anne Fowler is the NYT and USA Today bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald (adapted for television by Amazon Studios as Z: The Beginning of Everything starring Christina Ricci), A Well-Behaved Woman, and A Good Neighborhood. She is married to author John Kessel.
I devoured this book in one sitting after reading the amazing review by @noseinabook. The story is set in an idyllic upscale North Carolina neighborhood of Oak Knoll where Valerie, a professor and her son Xavier a senior in High School lives. This idyllic setting doesn’t last too long when the Whitmans move next door and these families find themselves at odds with each other. I enjoyed reading about the third person all knowing narrator in this riveting read about race, prejudice, money and class in a refreshing plot skillfully delivered. Fowler is a brilliant writer who really understands the brevity of social issues and self-centered decisions in a timely heartbreaking story. I devoured this book in one sitting after reading the amazing review by @noseinabook. The story is set in an idyllic upscale North Carolina neighborhood of Oak Knoll where Valerie, a professor and her son Xavier a senior in High School lives. This idyllic setting doesn’t last too long when the Whitmans move next door and these families find themselves at odds with each other. I enjoyed reading about the third person all knowing narrator in this riveting read about race, prejudice, money and class in a refreshing plot skillfully delivered. Fowler is a brilliant writer who really understands the brevity of social issues and self-centered decisions in a timely heartbreaking story.
I devoured this book in one sitting after reading the amazing review by @noseinabook. The story is set in an idyllic upscale North Carolina neighborhood of Oak Knoll where Valerie, a professor and her son Xavier a senior in High School lives. This idyllic setting doesn’t last too long when the Whitmans move next door and these families find themselves at odds with each other. I enjoyed reading about the third person all knowing narrator in this riveting read about race, prejudice, money and class in a refreshing plot skillfully delivered. Fowler is a brilliant writer who really understands the brevity of social issues and self-centered decisions in a timely heartbreaking story. I devoured this book in one sitting after reading the amazing review by @noseinabook. The story is set in an idyllic upscale North Carolina neighborhood of Oak Knoll where Valerie, a professor and her son Xavier a senior in High School lives. This idyllic setting doesn’t last too long when the Whitmans move next door and these families find themselves at odds with each other. I enjoyed reading about the third person all knowing narrator in this riveting read about race, prejudice, money and class in a refreshing plot skillfully delivered. Fowler is a brilliant writer who really understands the brevity of social issues and self-centered decisions in a timely heartbreaking story.