An Evening With Tom Perrotta October 8, 2008

Meet and greet author Tom Perrotta at this event.

"The Abstinence Teacher" exposes the powerful emotions that run beneath the surface of modern American family life and explores the complex spiritual and sexual lives of ordinary people. Elegantly written, it is characterized by the distinctive mix of satire and compassion that have animated Perrotta’s previous novels.

Tom Perrotta is the author of five previous works of fiction: "Bad Haircut," "The Wishbones," "Election," and the New York Times bestselling "Joe College" and "Little Children." "Election" was made into the acclaimed 1999 movie directed by Alexander Payne and starring Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon. "Little Children" was released as a movie directed by Todd Field and starring Kate Winslet and Jennifer Connelly in 2006. Perrotta lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts.

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