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The New Neighbor
The New Neighbor: A Novel | Leah Stewart
27 posts | 15 read | 20 to read
In the tradition of Zoe Hellers What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal, The New Neighbor is a chilling page-turner (People) a darkly sophisticated novel about an old womans curiosity turned into a dangerous obsession as she becomes involved in her new neighbors complicated and cloaked life.How much can you really know about the woman next door? Ninety-year-old Margaret Riley is content hiding from the world. Stoic and independent, she rarely leaves the Tennessee mountaintop where she lives, finding comfort in the mystery novels that keep her companyuntil she spots a woman whos moved into the long-empty house across the pond. Her neighbor, Jennifer Young, is also looking to hide. On the run from her old life, she and her four-year-old son, Milo, have moved to a quiet town where no one from her past can find her. In Jennifer, Margaret sees both a potential companion for her loneliness and a mystery to be solved. She thinks if she says the right thing, tells the right story, Jennifer will open up, but Jennifer refuses to talk about herself, her son, his missing father, or her past. Frustrated, Margaret crosses more and more boundaries in pursuit of the truth, threatening to unravel the new life Jennifer has so painstakingly createdand reveal some secrets of her own From the critically acclaimed author of The History of Us and The Myth of You and Me, The New Neighbor explores the secrets that bind people together and drive them apart.
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wallacereads
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My sister-in-law just put on a terrible movie so out comes my book. #mountTBRchallenge

pgh.femme @Phancatherine What was the movie? 6y
wallacereads @pgh.femme - The Boss! 6y
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Booknerd222
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It was a okay book. There wasn‘t really a plot to it though and I skimmed the last little bit.

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JenlovesJT47 Love the bookmark! 7y
Booknerd222 Dance ^_^ one of my favs 7y
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Booknerd222
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It's been forever since I've read a physical copy of a book.

ladym30 Love your bookmark! 7y
Booknerd222 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 7y
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Zelma
Pickpick

Not quite what I expected but still enjoyable. Slightly creepy with a very slow build to uncover the protagonists' secrets. Two neighbors in an isolated mountain area become involved with each other's lives -one young and hiding, the other old and meddling. There is a WWII story line that was unexpected but became very interesting. Good but not great creepy character-driven mystery.

MrBook Great review! 8y
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Zelma
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Slightly creepy and intriguing book plus spicy taco soup in the crock pot tonight. Yum! #bookanddinner

DebinHawaii Sounds pretty.perfect to me! 🍴📚❤️ 8y
Zelma @DebinHawaii my belly is always mad at me for the spice but it sure was good. Now settling in for more creepy neighbor behavior. 😬 8y
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Pixielit
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"A major new work by one of our most psychologically astute writers"
Brock Clarke

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DianeDeMasi
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Mehso-so

Good story, but there seemed to be some distance from the characters.

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DianeDeMasi
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Mehso-so

Good story, but there seemed to be some distance from the characters.

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DianeDeMasi
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Ready for #24in48.😃

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Wife
Mehso-so

Ok. Interesting characters.

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Cpb
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Drank some iced coffee and started a new mystery as I wait to pick up my daughter from camp.

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RandomBookMuses
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"I love a book with an ambiguous title. What exactly does “new neighbor” mean? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? And who is the new neighbor? Even better when the story itself is just as much of a conundrum." Reviewed by Thalia https://goo.gl/zdSRbG

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Pelican71
Mehso-so

I'm caught between a like & so-so. I found it slow and was waiting for something at the end. Decent story overall with some quotable parts which I like.

LitHousewife I read it at a leisurely pace, so I guess I didn't notice that as much. I was pleasantly surprised by Margaret's story, too. 8y
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Pelican71
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"There are so many ways in which the world is terrible, sometimes you fail to spot them all."

Well-ReadNeck Awesome quote!! 😄 8y
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LitHousewife
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Pickpick

The hardcover got a little warped when I took the book to the beach. It's very appropriate because I found it to be a good beach read. Jennifer's relationship with Zoe hit me hard because I, too, have a Daddy's girl. I wasn't expecting the second backstory, which was a pleasant surprise. Good book!

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nolagirl
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Pickpick

I'll never look at my neighbors the same way again...

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LitHousewife
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"How very sad it is to be honest only when I want to hurt someone."

DianeDeMasi Oh creepy! Cracking this open in a few short hours 🤗 8y
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LitHousewife
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The kids are swimming at the pool across the street. They don't appreciate mom nearby, so I'm sitting in my lawn chair reading within hearing distance.

jennifersmeth Watch over them mama! 8y
LitHousewife @jennifersmeth They hate it, but oh well. Plus the other kid's parents and I back each other up. 8y
jennifersmeth They need to be watched over! Doesn't matter if they hate it. 8y
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Pelican71
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"Who in the world will still want you, once they know everything you have to tell?"

MaryAnn1 Well that's an intriguing quote🤔 8y
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Pelican71
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"The world has forgotten that there is more pleasure in wondering than knowing."

nolagirl I'm reading this one as well! 8y
Pelican71 @nolagirl Do you like it so far? 8y
nolagirl Yes, it's very intriguing. 8y
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LitHousewife
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It's been a long damn day. I'm closing it out with a drink and some reading.

LorriMcMahonCastro That would make on heck of a root beer float!! 👍 8y
LitHousewife @Lorrilou We have no ice cream in the house. Boo!!! 8y
DianeDeMasi Oh that looks good! 8y
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nolagirl
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The perfect morning.

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LitHousewife
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Let summer reading begin!!! Starting The New Neighbor at the pool. Here's hoping for many lazy reading Saturdays at the pool.

MissKatie Looks so relaxing. 💦 8y
LitHousewife @MissKatie It was so, so nice. 😎 8y
Trav Looks so nice! We are coming into Winter here so I'd rather be where you are 😎😎 8y
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LitHousewife @Trav We can flip flop living vicariously through each other. It's also nice to read snuggled up in blankets or by a fire, too. 🐧 8y
Trav @LitHousewife yes! I love your way of thinking. We can have the best of both worlds ☀️☃ 8y
Pelican71 I may download this for the plane ride home. Sample hooked me. ✈️🤓 8y
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