- Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, family life, Long island (n.y.), fiction, Fiction, psychological
"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.Arlo Wilde, a gruff has-been rock star who's got nothing to show for his fame but track marks, is always two steps behind the other dads. His wife, beautiful ex-pageant queen Gertie, feels socially ostracized and adrift. Spunky preteen Julie curses like a sailor and her kid brother Larry is called "Robot Boy" by the kids on the block.Their next-door neighbor and Maple Street's Queen Bee, Rhea Schroeder - a lonely community college professor repressing her own dark past - welcomes Gertie and family into the fold. Then, during one spritzer-fueled summer evening, the new best friends share too much, too soon. 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 that spins out of control. Suddenly, it is one mom's word against the other's in a court of public opinion that can end only in blood."--Provided by publisher.
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Contemporary, classical in form, grave and unpretentious.
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- classical in formformally daring
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- Author
- Sarah Langan
- First published
- 2021
- Pages
- 288
- Publisher
- Thorndike Press Large Print, Simon & Schuster Audio, Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Publishing
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781797119342
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