{"product_id":"a-good-neighborhood-a-novel","title":"A Good Neighborhood","description":"\u003cp\u003eINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * One of NPR''s Best Books of 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A provocative, absorbing read.\" ― People\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A feast of a read... I finished A Good Neighborhood in a single sitting. Yes, it’s that good.” ―Jodi Picoult, #1New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Thingsand A Spark of Light\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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, and heartrending love in a story that’s as provocative as it is powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fablefern Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"General Fiction","offer_id":51978881335598,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0883\/6756\/3054\/files\/9781250270535.jpg?v=1776898219","url":"https:\/\/www.fablefernbookshop.com\/products\/a-good-neighborhood-a-novel","provider":"Fablefern Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}