{"product_id":"good-fences-a-novel","title":"Good Fences: A Novel","description":"In this exciting novel, an upwardly mobile black family moves to the affluent suburbs--with dramatic,\nsexy, funny, and provocative results.\nMabel Turner, born and raised in the small and all-black town of Lovejoy, Illinois, meets and marries Tom Spader, a driven man,\nwho shares her dreams of the good life. Together they flee Lovejoy, Tom becomes a successful attorney at a prestigious law firm, and eventually\nthey move to Greenwich, Connecticut. At first, life in the elite suburb is like paradise--they seem to have finally knocked down the fences between\nthemselves and the white American dream. But soon they discover that some of the highest fences are the ones they cannot see. The kids act up and out,\nand Mabel feels she has to hide who she really is, secreting Jet magazine under her fancy new sofa cushions and serving expensive gourmet cookies\nto the other PTA mothers. In the novel's startling climax, these problems are suddenly overshadowed by the very odd behavior of Mabel's\nneighbors, and of Tom, too.\nFresh, illuminating, and written in a captivating voice, Good Fences introduces a strong new fiction talent, with a can't-put-it-down story.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0679448764\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0679448764.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ellis, Erika\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43243511939133,"sku":"BVV.0679448764.G","price":8.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0679448764-0.jpg?v=1780348834","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/good-fences-a-novel","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}