The Unexpected Neighbor

By Terri Peterson
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Published: July 26, 2011
Words: 94,302 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781466146662

Short description

Janis and Rick are dealing with their rocky marriage when their middle child, Kit, tries to kill herself. When Kit is released from the hospital, she gets to know the new neighbor, Veronica. Although Kit and sister Lindsay attach themselves to the nomadic Veronica, Janis remains suspicious of the neighbor, especially when Veronica’s revelations threaten Kit's unsteady sense of self.

Extended description

Janis Murphy and Rick Ross are in the midst of dealing with their corroded marriage when their middle child, Kit, tries to kill herself. The story begins in the weeks after the attempt, as Janis, Rick, older brother Patrick, and younger sister Lindsay, welcome Kit home. Unsure of her place within that home, Kit frequently decamps to visit that new neighbor, Veronica Finnegan. Both Kit and Lindsay attach themselves to the nomadic Veronica, who, somewhat to her own surprise, finds herself attached to them. Janis, however, is suspicious of this neighbor and the hold she has on her children, especially when some of Veronica’s revelations about her own life threaten to undo Kit’s already-unsteady sense of self.

The story takes place over eight months, and unfolds almost entirely in and between the two households. What begins as a casual exchange in the backyard develops into a deep relationship between the well-traveled woman and the withdrawn teen, and with her excitable younger sis.. (Read more) Janis Murphy and Rick Ross are in the midst of dealing with their corroded marriage when their middle child, Kit, tries to kill herself. The story begins in the weeks after the attempt, as Janis, Rick, older brother Patrick, and younger sister Lindsay, welcome Kit home. Unsure of her place within that home, Kit frequently decamps to visit that new neighbor, Veronica Finnegan. Both Kit and Lindsay attach themselves to the nomadic Veronica, who, somewhat to her own surprise, finds herself attached to them. Janis, however, is suspicious of this neighbor and the hold she has on her children, especially when some of Veronica’s revelations about her own life threaten to undo Kit’s already-unsteady sense of self.

The story takes place over eight months, and unfolds almost entirely in and between the two households. What begins as a casual exchange in the backyard develops into a deep relationship between the well-traveled woman and the withdrawn teen, and with her excitable younger sister, as well. These unusual friendships alternately draw the curiosity and the wrath of Janis, and she and Veronica develop their own, wary, relationship, a relationship which changes dramatically over the course of the novel.
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friendship, depression, suicide, relationships, humor, family, music, teenagers, biracial, parenting, bisexuality, marital problems, character driven

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