THREE Tom Perrotta HC 1st-EDITIONS: Leftovers, Abstinence Teacher, Nine Inches!!

Description: This hardcover book by Tom Perrotta titled "The Leftovers" is a must-have for any book lover's collection. With its gripping storyline and exceptional writing style, this apocalyptic novel is sure to keep you engaged from cover to cover. The book has been turned into a popular HBO series. The book was published by St. Martin's Press in 2011 and has a total of 368 pages. The book measures 9.4 inches in length, 6.5 inches in width, and 1.2 inches in height, with a weight of 19.4 ounces. It is written in English and falls under the genres of fiction, with topics covering psychological and literary themes. THE ABSTINENCE TEACHER: Perrotta's topical novel illuminates the powerful emotions that run beneath the placid surface of modern family life, and it explores the complicated spiritual and sexual lives of ordinary people., Stonewood Heights is the perfect place to raise kids. It's got the proverbial good schools, solid values and a healthy real estate market. It's the kind of place where parents are involved in their children's lives, where no opportunity for enrichment goes unexplored. Ruth Ramsey is the human sexuality teacher at the local high school. She believes that "pleasure is good, shame is bad, and knowledge is power." Ruth's younger daughter's soccer coach is Tim Mason, a former stoner and rocker whose response to hitting rock bottom was to reach out and be saved. Tim belongs to The Tabernacle, an evangelical Christian church that doesn't approve of Ruth's style of teaching. And Ruth in turn doesn't applaud The Tabernacle's mission to take its message outside its doors. Adversaries in a small-town culture war, Ruth and Tim instinctively mistrust each other. But when a controversy on the soccer field pushes the two of them to actually talk to each other, they are forced to take each other at something other than face value. 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. NINE INCHES: In this strong collection of short stories, Perrotta once again peeks behind the living-room curtains of manicured suburbia and imagines characters whose lives are less than tidy., "The acclaimed novelist displays perfect tonal pitch in this story collection, as nobody explores the darker sides of suburbia with a lighter touch."-- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Told with wit and grace, Perrotta's story collection lays bare the shifting relationships we all suffer and seldom comprehend, presenting characters who are ambushed by the hidden intentions of people they thought they knew."-- Publishers Weekly "In this strong collection of short stories, Perrotta once again peeks behind the living-room curtains of manicured suburbia and imagines characters whose lives are less than tidy."-- People "[A] wickedly funny collection of suburbia-skewering stories."-- Harper's Bazaar "Perrotta's stuff is dark, but it goes down so easy, especially when bite-size."-- New York magazine All three books hard hardcover, first editions. THE LEFTOVERS and THE ABSTINENCE TEACHER are in LIKE NEW condition with no interior markings, etc. NINE INCHES is a Library edition, with cover. Please see photos and feel free to inquire further, if necessary. These books are a great addition to any new or longtime Perrotta fan. I'm combining all three to save the buyer on postage. Thanks for viewing. Items ship USPS Media Mail to U.S. addresses only. Please click "Seller's Other Items" for more great bargains.

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Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

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