{"product_id":"white-elephant-a-novel-0062857762","title":"White Elephant: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0062857762\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Langsdorf, Julie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA turf war between neighbors leads to a small-town crisis in this sharply observed debut novel perfect for fans of Tom Perrotta, Meg Wolitzer, and Celeste Ng.The white elephant looms large over the town of Willard Park: a newly-constructed behemoth of a home, it towers over the quaint houses, including Allison and Ted Millers tiny hundred year old home. When owner Nick Cox cuts down the Millers precious red maple-in an effort to make his unsightly property more appealing to buyers-their once serene town becomes a battleground.While tensions between Ted and Nick escalate, other dysfunctions abound: Allison finds herself compulsively drawn to the man who threatens to upend her quietly organized life. A lawyer with a pot habit and a serious mid-life crisis skirts his responsibilities. And in a quest for popularity, a teenage girl gets caught up in a not-so-harmless prank. Newcomers and longtime residents alike clash in conflicting pursuits of the American Dream, with trees mysteriously uprooted, fingers pointed, and lines drawn.White Elephant is a tangled-web tale of a community on the verge and its all-too-human inhabitants, who long to connect but cant seem to find the words. It's a story about opposing sides struggling to find a middle ground-a parable for our times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51599080849696,"sku":"NEW0062857762","price":13.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81WakoswJwL.jpg?v=1778461670","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/white-elephant-a-novel-0062857762","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}