{"product_id":"strangers-at-the-feast-9781439166987","title":"Strangers at the Feast","description":"\u003cb\u003eOn Thanksgiving Day 2007, as the country teeters on the brink of a recession, three generations of the Olson family gather.\u003c\/b\u003e Eleanor and Gavin worry about their daughter, a single academic, and her newly adopted Indian child, and about their son, who has been caught in the imploding real-estate bubble. While the Olsons navigate the tensions and secrets that mark their relationships, seventeen-year-old Kijo Jackson and his best friend Spider set out from the nearby housing projects on a mysterious job. A series of tragic events bring these two worlds ever closer, exposing the dangerously thin line between suburban privilege and urban poverty, and culminating in a crime that will change everyone's life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her gripping new book, Jennifer Vanderbes masterfully lays bare the fraught lives of this complex cast of characters and the lengths to which they will go to protect their families. \u003ci\u003eStrangers at the Feast \u003c\/i\u003eis at once a heartbreaking portrait of a family struggling to find happiness and an exploration of the hidden costs of the American dream. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished to international acclaim, Jennifer Vanderbes's first book, \u003ci\u003eEaster Island, \u003c\/i\u003ewas hailed as \"one of those rare novels that appeals equally to heart, mind, and soul,\" by the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e. In her second novel, this powerful writer reaches new heights of storytelling. This page-turner wrestles with the most important issues of our time--race, class, and above all else, family. \u003ci\u003eStrangers at the Feast \u003c\/i\u003ewill leave readers haunted and deeply affected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Vanderbes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439166987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/02\/2011 pg. 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Vanderbes is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of Raven Point\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEaster Island, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStrangers at the Feast\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a New York Public Library Cullman Fellowship. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e and has been translated into sixteen languages. She lives in New York City. Visit her website at JenniferVanderbes.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44707451961459,"sku":"9781439166987","price":26.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_57ac591f-c34c-4fd3-9114-5d39b3804348.jpg?v=1775840092","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/strangers-at-the-feast-9781439166987","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}