{"product_id":"9781529397482","title":"Common Decency","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIT MAY BE QUIET IN THE SUBURBS, BUT IT'S FAR FROM PEACEFUL. . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fantastic frothy read about suburbia with all Tom Allen's great style' \u003cb\u003eJACQUELINE WILSON, international #1 bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A deliciously witty suburban comedy of manners with real bite, shot through with Tom Allen's trademark humour. A brilliant debut novel!' \u003cb\u003eTERRY DEARY, #1 \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absolutely fantastic, I love Tom Allen!' \u003cb\u003eSARA COX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'I love it!' \u003cb\u003eJEFF GOLDBLUM\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A brilliant book' \u003cb\u003eCLAUDIA WINKLEMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Genuinely charming and so well-written. Read this book instead of doom-scrolling and you will go to bed happy' \u003cb\u003eJEREMY VINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A story that made me both spit out my tea with laughter and brought me close to tears. I LOVED IT!'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRUTH HOGAN, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Keeper of Lost Things\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Charming and comical with a sardonic raised eyebrow. Very Tom Allen!' \u003cb\u003eJO BRAND\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Tom writes with a perfect comic voice, about a place no one knows better, suburbia. A beautiful book about a much ignored area of British life' \u003cb\u003eJOSH WIDDICOMBE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt may be quiet in the suburbs, but it's far from peaceful . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOak Drive can be found nestled tidily in an unassuming English town. Its uniform front gardens overlook a midsized common which the street's residents survey with quiet, some might say smug, pride. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the sort of place where it pays to sweat the small stuff, and let the big things look after themselves. Bins should be placed back in their right positions in a timely fashion and paintwork should share the same tasteful but muted palette. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes, however, the big things do not look after themselves - and all hell can break loose in sleepy suburbia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommon Decency chronicles the lives and interactions of the street's residents as they band together to save a beloved oak tree from destruction at the hands of ruthless developers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs tensions rise and repressed neuroses and resentments seep out, the secrets of Oak Drive threaten to shatter the well-ordered veneer, revealing some rather more surprising truths. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Allen brings his trademark dark comedy to the page in this brilliant novel about what it truly means to be a neighbourhood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS ARE LOVING TOM ALLEN'S SPARKLING DEBUT\u003cbr\u003e'What an exceptional piece of writing. It's witty, it's immersive, it makes you think'\u003cbr\u003e'A fabulous read, a real comedy of manners'\u003cbr\u003e'Tom Allen has a natural affinity for storytelling. I can't wait to see what he writes next'\u003cbr\u003e'A humorous, charming book with a bit of edge to it'\u003cbr\u003e'The cosiest of suburban observational dramas, with the smart sass and wit you'd expect from Tom Allen'\u003cbr\u003e'I absolutely ADORED this book!'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026#38; Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57183397806453,"sku":"9781529397482","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781529397482.jpg?v=1778759240","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781529397482","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}