ABOUT THE BOOK:
“Monroe brings her exciting Neighbors trilogy to a dramatic and memorable conclusion, as she explores how social tension and conflict complicate jealousy and romance in an African American enclave in a small Alabama town during the Great Depression.” — Booklist on Across the Way
New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe brings Prohibition-era Alabama to life in The Neighbors, a trilogy about the ongoing rivalry between two neighboring families: the sophisticated, seemingly respectable Watsons and the hard-partying, bootlegging, and outrageous Hamiltons…
When good-time couple Milton and Yvonne Hamilton moved one house over from the respectable-but-restless Odell and Joyce Watson, it was a fast friendship of shared secrets—and secret jealousies and betrayals. Their alliance was bound to crash and burn, but the Hamiltons won’t quite let the flame die out, even after scandalous accusations get them arrested.
Odell would do anything to be free of his bootlegging, blackmailing, money extorting neighbors and recover the peaceful—and financially prosperous—life he and Joyce once had. But Milton and Yvonne seem to always bounce back from bad luck, and this time they’ve returned angrier, and greedier, than ever. Determined to get what Odell “owes” them, the Hamiltons have a big surprise for Joyce too, one that shows how far they will go to get revenge…
Perfect for book clubs, Across the Way, is a captivating drama that explores the ways proximity to others can foment envy, reads as a cautionary tale about the grass being greener elsewhere, and explores how our origins can either drive us forward or hold us back.
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