A novel from the author of "The Leftovers"
Tracy Flick wants to be President of Winwood High. She's one of those ambitious girls who finds time to do it all: edit the yearbook, star in the musical, sleep with her English teacher. But another teacher, staunch idealist Jim McAllister (aka "Mr. M.[...]
A sharp, funny and beautifully observed satire about the disturbing influence of the Christian right from one of America's most cherished authors. Ruth Ramsey went too far. She hadn't noticed the changing climate. A Sex Ed teacher 'championing' oral sex!? Not now, not in this America! Cherished by h[...]
What if -- whoosh, right now, with no explanation -- a number of us simply vanished? Would some of us collapse? Would others of us go on, one foot in front of the other, as we did before the world turned upside-down? That's what the bewildered citizens of Mapleton, who lost many of their neighbors, [...]
From the author of 'Little Children' and now a major new TV series, 'The Leftovers' asks what if one day some of us simply vanished? And some were left behind?[...]
Tom Perrotta's thirty-ish parents of young children are a varied and surprising bunch. There's Todd, the handsome stay-at-home dad dubbed "The Prom King" by the moms of the playground; Sarah, a lapsed feminist with a bisexual past, who seems to have stumbled into a traditional marriage; Richard, Sar[...]
A "New York Times" Notable Book for 2011 A "Washington Post" Notable Fiction Book for 2011"The New York Times "bestseller now in paperback--A thought-provoking engrossing novel about love, connection, and loss from the author of "The Abstinence Teacher "and "Little Children"What if your life was upe[...]
Everything was going pretty well for Dave Raymond, a thirty-one-year-old wedding musician. He still lived with his parents (but came and went as he pleased)--and though his job wasn't exactly the big time, it paid okay and gave him plenty of free time to hang out with the other Wishbones, downing be[...]
The Best American Series(R)
First, Best, and Best-Selling
The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special guest editor[...]
Captures the world of stay-at-home mums (and one dad); playground politics; and where a stolen kiss with someone else's husband can lead you. Meet Todd, the handsome house husband; and Sarah, a lapsed feminist. And then there's Mary Ann, who is busy scheduling everything, including her sex life (ev[...]
"New York Times" bestselling author Tom Perrotta's first book is "more powerful than any coming-of-age novel" --"The Washington Post" "Bad Haircut" explores the themes that have fascinated Perrotta throughout his career: suburban rituals and mores; sports and religion; the cheerful cheesiness of Ame[...]
A "New York Times" Notable Book for 2011
A "Washington Post" Notable Fiction Book for 2011
A "USA Today" 10 Books We Loved Reading in 2011 Title
One of NPR's 10 Best Novels of 2011
What if--whoosh, right now, with no explanation--a number of us simply vanished? Would some of us collaps[...]
"Nine Inches," Tom Perrotta's first true collection, features ten stories--some sharp and funny, some mordant and surprising, and a few intense and disturbing. Whether he's dropping into the lives of two teachers--and their love lost and found--in "Nine Inches," documenting the unraveling of a dad a[...]
SOM SMÅ BARN
av Tom Perrotta
SOM SMÅ BARN är en satir över vuxenlivet. I romanen följer vi en grupp människor som kämpar förtvivlat med att leva upp till sina egna och andras förväntningar på vuxenhet. Som tonåring[...]