"[Perrotta's]
most ambitious book to date....The premise is as simple as it is
startling (certainly for the characters involved). The novel is filled
with those who have changed their lives radically or discovered
something crucial about themselves, as radical upheaval generates a
variety of coping mechanisms. Though the tone is more comic than tragic,
it is mainly empathic, never drawing a distinction between "good" and
"bad" characters, but recognizing all as merely human—ordinary people
dealing with an extraordinary situation." — Kirkus Reviews (starred)
Tom Perrotta is the author of six previous work of fiction: The Abstinence Teacher, 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, and for which Perrotta received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for best screenplay. He lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts.
Event date:
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 7:00pm
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