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Description

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;... read more

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Cast of Characters/Important People

  • Sarah: Main character
  • Todd: father who the neighborhood women nickname "The Prom King"
  • Larry: Retired policeman
  • Ronald: Sex offender accused of exposing himself to children
  • May: Ronald's mother
  • Kathy: Todd's wife
  • Richard: Sarah's husband

Memorable Quotes

  • “I just hate to see her suffer like that.”
    Mary Ann

First Sentence

The young mothers were telling each other how tired they were.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Tom Perrotta (Author)
 

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