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A Gracious Neighbor 2022
A Gracious Neighbor is a 2022 novel written by Chris Cander.
It originates from the 1917 short story "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell. Cander, who relocated to West University Place, Texas in 2005, adapted the narrative by placing it within a setting she felt familiar with.
The novel takes place in West University Place and employs crape myrtles as a symbol representing what Cander described as "oppositional opinions."
Publishers Weekly reviewed the work, noting the satire employed, its "keen sense of place," and a feminist perspective.
