Not an easy read, and certainly an academic text rather than one for the general reader, but nonetheless an accessible one and well worth the effort. It’s an exploration and examination of what can be loosely termed “suburban” literature, and the author argues that in a literary context the suburbs are not just the locale of repression and conformism but are in the rich tradition of American regional writing. Not a quick read, either, but an invaluable resource for readers wanting to examine some key novels from a different viewpoint. My TBR now has a good few new titles on it, plus new insights into the ones I was already familiar with. A book to be kept and referred to in the future.