Suburbia

by Eve Ottenberg

The posh hamlet of Spuckelsburg outside Washington, D.C. is up in arms. A terrifying plan is afoot, to run a mass transit line right into the residents' opulent midst. Ready to fight, they have retained the services of a mad though ruthlessly effective lawyer, who showers his generous share of the massive settlements he wins on Las Vegas slot machines, exotic dancers and the insanely conspiracy-minded political cult to which he belongs. Thus begins SUBURBIA, a comic novel about a group of well-heeled ninnies, who band together to protect their property values. No matter that some of them are so dim-witted they can scarcely follow a sentence with a relative clausethey know a threat when they see it. From the Viagra support group, to a lunatic's campaign for mayor on an anti-pepper spray plank, SUBURBIA presents one wildly hilarious situation after another with unforgettably eccentric characters. Eve Ottenberg has published five other novels and several short stories. Her criticism and journalism have appeared in many newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker. In Brief section, The Washington Post, and she has written a political column for The Village Voice.

272 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2011

Reviews

[Maggie Balistreri · Rating 5 out of 5]

How has this not been optioned yet? Funny and wild.