Strangers at the Feast: A Novel

Strangers at the Feast: A Novel

On Thanksgiving Day 2007, as the country teeters on the brink of a recession, three generations of the Olson family gather. 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 everyoneâ€™s life.

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In 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. Strangers at the Feast is at once a heartbreaking portrait of a family struggling to find happiness and an exploration of the hidden costs of the American dream.

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Published to international acclaim, Jennifer Vanderbesâ€™s first book, Easter Island, was hailed as â€œone of those rare novels that appeals equally to heart, mind, and soul,â€ by the San Francisco Chronicle. In her second novel, this powerful writer reaches new heights of storytelling. This page-turner wrestles with the most important issues of our timeâ€”race, class, and above all else, family. Strangers at the Feast will leave readers haunted and deeply affected.

Country	USA
Author	Jennifer Vanderbes
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781439166987
Edition	Reprint
ISBN	1439166986
Label	Scribner
Manufacturer	Scribner
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	352
PublicationDate	2011-08-16
Publisher	Scribner
ReleaseDate	2011-08-16
Studio	Scribner

Strangers at the Feast: A Novel

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