NEIGHBORS is a black comedy about Earl Keese, a regular suburbanite
whose world is overturned when Harry and Ramona move into the house
next door. Harry and Ramona instantly unsettle the staid Earl with
their abrupt mannerisms, their disturbing wolfhound and their
dangerous schemes. Earl's suspicions about the couple's lack of
stability and normalcy are ignored by his wife, Enid, and his
daughter, Elaine, even while he is concerned that they are all
being negatively affected by their relationships with the
neighbours. Ramona is by turns seductive and manipulative with Earl
while Harry is threatening and confrontational, upending Earl's
carefully constructed world of social values and neighbourliness.
The novel culminates in a night of recriminations, explanations,
and discussions that leads to Earl abandoning his family and his
old life and taking to the road with Harry and Ramona. Or so he
thinks. Thomas Berger creates a creepy suburban nightmare but does
so with humour and light touch intact. He explores the complex
relationship between, as he puts it, 'the kicker and the kickee'.
General
| Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
August 2005 |
| First published: |
July 2005 |
| Authors: |
Thomas Berger
|
| Dimensions: |
210 x 135 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
240 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7432-5796-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-7432-5796-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780743257961 |
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