A Gracious Neighbor

A Gracious Neighbor is a 2022 novel by Chris Cander.
It is derived from the 1917 short story "A [Jury of Her Peers]," written by Susan Glaspell. Cander, who moved to West [University Place, Texas] in 2005, reworked the story by moving it into a setting that she "was comfortable with."
The novel is set in West University Place and uses crape myrtles as a symbol for what Cander has referred to "oppositional opinions".
Publishers Weekly praised the work, including the satire used, its "keen sense of place, and a feminist sensibility."