{"product_id":"the-hazards-of-good-breeding-9780393324839","title":"The Hazards of Good Breeding","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis \"richly appointed and generously portrayed\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e) debut novel tells the story of a WASPy, old-Boston family coming face to face with an America much larger than the one it was born in. Told from five perspectives, the novel spans an explosive week in the life of the Dunlaps, culminating in a series of events that will change their way of life forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaroline Dunlap has written off the insular world of the Boston deb parties, golf club luaus, and WASP weddings that she grew up with. But when she reluctantly returns home after her college graduation, she finds that not everything is quite as predictable, or protected, as she had imagined. Her father, the eccentric, puritanical Jack Dunlap, is carrying on stoically after the breakup of his marriage, but he can't stop thinking of Rosita, the family housekeeper he fired almost six months ago. Caroline's little brother, Eliot, is working on a giant papier-mâché diorama of their town--or is he hatching a plan of larger proportions?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the real reason for Rosita's departure is revealed, the novel culminates in a series of events that assault the fragile, sheltered, and arguably obsolete world of the Dunlaps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpening a window into a family's repressed desires and fears, \u003cem\u003eThe Hazards of Good Breeding\u003c\/em\u003e is a startlingly perceptive comedy of manners that heralds a new writer of dazzling talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Selection and a \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393324839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.54w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/11\/2004 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2004 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jessica Shattuck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44240971268277,"sku":"9780393324839","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_aff33551-4e0f-4a98-a773-35a2f207f716.jpg?v=1717470204","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-hazards-of-good-breeding-9780393324839","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}