{"product_id":"a-good-neighborhood-9781250237293","title":"A Good Neighborhood","description":"\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\u003eA 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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fowler, Therese Anne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250237293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Therese Anne Fowler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39337635938379,"sku":"9781250237293","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_e980a870-4f50-4cc0-88d5-d0093128b963.jpg?v=1619528732","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/a-good-neighborhood-9781250237293","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}