{"product_id":"neon-green-paperback","title":"Neon Green - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Wappler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the summer of 1994 in suburban Chicago: \u003ci\u003eForrest Gump\u003c\/i\u003e is still in theaters, teens are reeling from the recent death of Kurt Cobain, and you can enter a sweepstakes for a spaceship from Jupiter to land in your backyard. Welcome to Margaret Wappler's slightly altered 90s. Everything's pretty much the way you remember it, except for the aliens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a flying saucer lands in the Allens' backyard, family patriarch and environmental activist Ernest is up in arms. According to the company facilitating the visits, the spaceship is 100 percent non-toxic, but as Ernest's panic increases, so do his questions: What are the effects of longterm exposure to the saucer and why is it really here? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe family starts logging the spaceship's daily fits and starts but it doesn't get them any closer to figuring out the spaceship's comically erratic behavior. Ernest's wife Cynthia and their children, Alison and Gabe, are less concerned with the saucer, and more worried about their father's growing paranoia (not to mention their mundane, suburban existences). Set before the arrival of the internet, \u003ci\u003eNeon Green\u003c\/i\u003e will stun, unnerve, and charm readers with its loving depiction of a suburban family living on the cusp of the future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Wappler\u003c\/b\u003e has written about the arts and pop culture for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Elle, The Believer, The Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, and several other publications. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBlack Clock, Public Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, and the anthology \u003ci\u003eJoyland Retro\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eNeon Green\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel. She lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700475072575,"sku":"9781939419712","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7aad9ceb3eeb704b3a0c0a0a230ca04b.webp?v=1765016883","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/neon-green-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}