02856cam a2200433 4500 599081494 TxAuBib 20210720120000.0 210302s2021||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 2021009509 9781432887964 large print; hardcover 1432887963 large print; hardcover (OCoLC)1240828173 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCO OCLCF BKL TxAuBib Langan, Sarah, author. Good Neighbor [large print] / by Sarah Langan. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2021. 1 volume (large print) ; 23 cm. "Welcome 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. But menace skulks beneath the surface of this exclusive enclave, making its residents prone to outrage. When the Wilde family moves in, 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. Though Maple Street's Queen Bee, Rhea Schroeder--a lonely college professor repressing a dark past--welcomed Gertie and her family at first, relations went south during one spritzer-fueled summer evening, when the new best friends shared too much, too soon. By the time the story opens, the Wildes are outcasts. As 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. A riveting and ruthless portrayal of American suburbia, Good Neighbors excavates the perils and betrayals of motherhood and friendships and the dangerous clash between social hierarchy, childhood trauma, and fear. ("--) Provided by publisher. 20210720. Neighbors Fiction. Neighbors. Families Fiction. Families. Motherhood Fiction. Motherhood. Deception Fiction. Deception. Malicious accusation Fiction. Malicious accusation. Neighborhoods New York (State) Long Island Fiction. Neighborhoods. Suburbs Fiction. Suburbs. Large type books. Long Island (N.Y) Fiction. New York (State) Long Island.