Those People Next Door: a twisty and page-turning courtroom drama and suspenseful legal thriller to keep you up at night in 2023!

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But this time, for the first time ever, I had a hard time buying into who was ultimately responsible for the tragedy-it just didn’t ring true for me. there are a LOT of characters in this one and although the ending twist surprised me and was enjoyable, i think the main thing that was missing for me was really loving and emotionally connecting to a character. i also felt like we had so many characters that it was hard to identify a “main” one to attach to. An entertaining comedy showing the war time good humour that helped the Brits to survive the blitz and more. This is an emotional rollercoaster of a read that immerses us into the lives of ordinary people and communities, with their everyday issues of identity, race, history, different intergenerational thinking and being, and the inner need to belong and support those just like us. It all begins when Salma Khatoun, husband Bilal, and teenage son, Zain, move to the suburbs of Blenhem in search of new beginnings from their troubled past, but before they know it, it all turns into a nightmare. When a political anti-racist banner is placed in the garden, the next door neighbour, Tom Hutton, takes it upon himself to remove it. Salma chooses to let this go, instead placing it on their window, only to discover the window painted over. Inexorably things begin to spiral out of control and consequently tip into heartbreaking and tragic territory. A twisty and consuming thriller, Perfectly Nice Neighbors asks: When your dream home comes with nightmare neighbors, how far will you go to keep your family safe?

Those People next Door (1952) | BFI Those People next Door (1952) | BFI

Kia has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Times, The Telegraph and the BBC, and has received a JB Priestley Award for Writers of Promise (2020). She is also the founder of Asian Booklist, a nonprofit that advocates for diversity in publishing. Holy Hell. Have you ever had a neighbour that drives you crazy? Maybe plays their music too loud all hours of the day? Maybe doesn’t mow their lawn? Maybe just annoyingly chatty? Nosy? Do they make you tense with anxiety when you see them? Hoping to avoid them? Shortly after they move in, Salma spots her neighbour, Tom Hutton, ripping out the anti-racist banner in their front garden. Choosing not to confront Tom, Salma takes the banner inside and puts it in her window. But the next morning she wakes up to find her window smeared with paint.This is an odd one, the central idea really only acts as bookends to the film with odd bits of filler inbetween. Whenever I see Kia Abdullah’s name attached to a book, I get very excited, and ‘Those People Next Door’ was a perfect example of why this author elicits such feelings. One thing I will say is that I did not realize this book was a whodunit until the big reveal. I know who had been arrested for the crime, I was confident about who had actually committed the crime, and my assumption made me sad. The reveal surprised me, and in some ways, made me even sadder. Favourite joke - the butcher is saving us a sheep's head, and he's leaving the eyes in, why?, to see us through the week, lol. Needless to say, Perfectly Nice Neighbors keeps me hooked and surprises me with a twisty reveal. Kia Abdullah knows how to wrap it all up to a satisfying ending.

Those People Next Door | Kia Abdullah | 9780008433710 - NetGalley Those People Next Door | Kia Abdullah | 9780008433710 - NetGalley

Basically, Salma and Tom get into it. They get into it deep. This is a neighbor feud for the freaking record books. Just when you think it can't get any worse, it does. Those People Next Door (1952) - John Harlow - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". One of the things that ai like most about this authors writing is that she is not afraid to go there. She will push that boundary and talk about the things that others may not be brave enough to. This book is all about racism and class. It always feels authentic in the writing and the characters are believable. You really do have strong feel is one way or another on what is happening and to who it is happening.We open with the working class family, father, mother and three children. We learn that the eldest daughter is in love but although this is news to the entire family, no one bothers to ask anything about the boy. The Nightmare living beside ‘Those People Next Door’. As events spiral out of control so too do the accusations and repercussions for both families, which leads to someone losing their job, horrific life injuries and of course all played out on social media and ultimately in the court. This book dives deep into the human condition. Like all the books from this author, it will stay with you long after finishing and keep you thinking…

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Salma Khatun, her husband Bil, and teenage son Zain move to a nice neighborhood of Blenheim for a fresh start. Zain is expelled from his old school and Bil's restaurant closed up for good due to the pandemic. However, they’ve not been there very long when their next door neighbour, Tom Hutton, takes an anti- racist banner out of Salma’s garden. Because they’re new here, she doesn’t want to make a fuss, so she puts the banner in her window and chooses not to say anything to Tom. Next morning she discovers that someone has painted her window white, but the banner and the paint are just the start of what is to become an absolute nightmare! Battle lines are drawn between the families that will lead to prejudice and anger of such volatility that it has devastating consequences for both families, and each will pay dearly for it. Many thanks to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP PUTNAM/G.P. Putnam's Sons for sharing this amazing book's digital review copy with me in exchange for my honest thoughts.my favourite part of her books is when the court room drama begins. KA is skilled at creating an intriguing case and filling it with immersive details that make you feel as if you are sitting in the courtroom alongside the characters. this plot was particularly hard hitting with so many relevant points on race and violence. The hardest part of the story is that feelings are hurt and they never feel a sense of belonging. The book A Good Neighborhood by Theresa Anne Fowler came to mind while reading this one. "What does it mean to be a good neighbor? How do we live alongside each other when we don't see eye to eye?" My fourth book by this author and, as expected, it was riveting and completely enthralling. But it’s not flawless.