Description: Elegantly and simply written, "The Abstinence Teacher" illuminates the powerful emotions that run beneath the placid surface of modern family life, and explores the complicated spiritual and sexual lives of ordinary people.
Brief description: Tom Perrotta is the author of several works of fiction: Bad Haircut, The Wishbones, Election, and the New York Times bestselling Joe College and Little Children. Election and Little Children were made into critically acclaimed movies. The Leftovers and Mrs. Fletcher were both adapted into HBO series. He lives outside of Boston.
Review Quotes:
"He's the Steinbeck of suburbia." --Time
"A finely wrought novel." --Jerry Eberle, Booklist "Perrotta is that rare combination: a satirist with heart....Those who haven't curled up on the couch with this writer's books are missing a very great pleasure." --Seattle Times "Tom Perrotta is a truth-telling, unshowy chronicler of modern-day America." --The New York Times Book Review "Ruefully humorous and tenderly understanding of human folly: the most mature, accomplished work yet from this deservedly bestselling author." --Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) "Rife with Perrotta's subtle and satiric humor." --Publishers Weekly