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Strangers at the Feast
by Jennifer Vanderbes

Published: 2010-07-16
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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 ...
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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 everyone?s life.

 

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.

 

Published to international acclaim, Jennifer Vanderbes?s first book, Easter Island, was hailed as ?one of those rare novels that appeals equally to heart, mind, and soul,? 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 time?race, class, and above all else, family. Strangers at the Feast will leave readers haunted and deeply affected.

 

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  "Strangers at the Feast"by Bill T. (see profile) 01/13/13

 
  "Characterization a little off"by Jeanne S. (see profile) 09/25/12

Our book group enjoyed the book overall, but felt that some of the characters were a bit too stereotypical and off generationally. In other words, we felt the one character who was of our generation was... (read more)

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