The Abstinence Teacher

“A sad-funny-touching story that looks at the frustrations and perils of life in suburbia through darkly-tinted, not rose-colored, glasses.” — The New York Times The Abstinence Teacher illuminates the powerful emotions that run beneath the placid surface of modern American family life, and explores the complicated spiritual and sexual lives of ordinary people. It is elegantly and simply written, characterized by the distinctive mix of satire and compassion that has become Tom Perrotta’s trademar