320 pages | Trade Paperback

A provocative contemporary novel that examines the American dream through the lens of two families living side by side in an idyllic neighborhood, and the one summer that changes their lives irrevocably.

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“A provocative, absorbing read.”People

A feast of a read… I finishedA Good Neighborhoodin a single sitting. Yes, its that good.Jodi Picoult, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofSmall Great ThingsandA Spark of Light

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, whos headed to college in the fall. All is well until the Whitmansa family with new money and a secretly troubled teenage daughterraze 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 Neighborhoodasks big questions about life in America todaywhat 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 thats as provocative as it is powerful.