Meet local South Orange author, Joanne Serling, whose debut novel"Good Neighbors" was published by Hachette Book Group in February 2018.  Joanne will discuss her book and read excerpts from it; copies will be available for sale after her talk.

Free and open to all

Book summary: 

In an idyllic MA suburb, four young families quickly form a neighborhood clique, their friendships based on little more than the ages of their children and a shared sense of camaraderie. When one of the members of the group adopt a little girl from Russia, the group’s loyalty and morality is soon called into question. Are the Edwards unkind to their new daughter? Or is she a difficult child with hidden destructive tendencies?

As the seams of the group friendship slowly unravel, neighbor Nicole Westerhof finds herself drawn further into the life of the adopted girl, forcing Nicole to re-examine the deceptive nature of her own family ties, and her complicity in the events unfolding around her.