The Abstinence Teacher

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• Just say no

  The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta 358pp, Fourth Estate, £12.99 Tom Perrotta is best known for skewering American middle-class suburbia, mainly on the strength of two films made from his books - the uneven Little Children and the brilliant Electi ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• Abstinence Teacher

  This understated, relevant read from the champion of stateside suburbia brings fresh insight to the battle between the two greatest forces in contemporary American society. When Ruth Ramsey, a divorced sex education teacher, makes a throwaway comment ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

1 Review

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  not bad, but not good either. I could have read something much much better and more entertaining if it weren't for the book club. (and I was the one who nominated this. duh...)

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• English Books
• Paperback 368 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0312363540
• ISBN-13: 9780312363543
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Pub date: Sep 02, 2008
• Also available as: Hardcover and Others
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