In the summer of 1972, in a suburb of Washington, D.C., the body of a twelve-year-old boy was found near a shopping mall. He had been sexually molested and then murdered.The worst crime came later.Ma
The author attempts to recreate her grandmother's life, using a few family documents to depict a complex woman, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, a college graduate, and someone who visited warti
Strikingly different since childhood and leading very dissimilar lives now, sisters Frances and Cynthia have nevertheless managed to remain "devoted"—so long as they stay on opposite
Mirella and Howard Cook-Goldman's new nanny, Randi Gill, seems perfect, but when their seamless life begins to unravel, the young woman assumes an inapproppriate place in the family structure, in a su
Strikingly different since childhood and leading dissimilar lives now, sisters Frances and Cynthia have managed to remain "devoted"—as long as they stay on opposite coasts. When Franc
An auspicious debut novel by a young writer who will remind readers of Anne Lamott and Anne TylerCrime in the Neighborhood centers on a headline event-- the molestation and murder of a twelve-year-ol
Longlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2014 Littlefield, Massachusetts: home to psychologists, college professors and their over-achieving children, and recently lauded as one of the Ten
Cynthia is reluctant to join in a family reunion because she'd rather not see her estranged father. Yet Frances, her sister is adamant that they must all meet to clear the air - poisoned ever since th
Littlefield, Massachusetts, named one of the Ten Best Places to Live in America, full of psychologists and college professors, is proud of its fine schools, its girls' soccer teams, its leafy streets
10-year-old Marsha is in turmoil following the collapse of her parents' marriage, and the brutal murder of a local boy. When the shy bachelor from next door begins to take an interest in Marsha's moth
A “brilliantly done” (Sunday Times, London) comedy of manners that explores the unease behind the manicured lawns of suburban America from the Orange Prize–winning author ofA Crime in the Neighborhood
From the Orange Prize–winning author of A Crime in the Neighborhood, Suzanne Berne’sThe Dogs of Littlefield is “sublime” (The Chicago Tribune), a suspenseful and hilarious“suburban comedy of manners p
