{"product_id":"crime-in-the-neighborhood","title":"Crime in the Neighborhood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This ambitious account of a sudden coming of age reminded me strongly of \u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e - and is every bit as moving and satisfying'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the long hot summer of 1972, three events shattered the serenity of ten-year-old Marsha's life: her father ran away with her mother's sister; a young boy called Boyd Ellison was molested and murdered; and Watergate made the headlines. Living in a world no longer safe or familiar, Marsha turns increasingly to 'the book of evidence' in which she records the doings of the neighbors, especially of shy Mr Green next door. But as Marsha's confusion and her murder hunt accelerate, her 'facts' spread the damage cruelly and catastrophically throughout the neighborhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'It is impossible not to be completely swept along. Berne's vision is gently humorous, ironic, quirky, and she writes with such piercing sensitivity . . . a compelling debut novel' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Intensely evocative. I loved it'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The writing is marvellous . . . comparisons have been made between her and Anne Tyler and Harper Lee. Same ball-park, delightfully different voice'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54227511607640,"sku":"9780140273328","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780140273328_7890968b-0fe5-418f-94cf-8426a3f4b73f.jpg?v=1778518831","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/crime-in-the-neighborhood","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}