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Ghost Town - by Tom Perrotta (Hardcover)

Name: Ghost Town - by Tom Perrotta (Hardcover)
Brand: Scribner Book Company
SKU: 1004222198
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From New York Times bestselling author Tom Perrotta, hailed by critics as "the Steinbeck of Suburbia" (Time), "our Balzac of the burbs" (Chicago Sun-Times), and "an American Chekhov" (The New York Times), comes a gripping and darkly nostalgic tale about a tumultuous summer in 1970s suburban New Jersey, from the perspective of a middle-aged writer, looking back on a series of events that changed his life--and the story he finally has the courage to tell.
About the Author: Tom Perrotta is the author of eleven works of fiction, including Election and Little Children, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films, and The Leftovers and Mrs. Fletcher, which were adapted into acclaimed HBO series.
288 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Coming of Age

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Book Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author Tom Perrotta, hailed by critics as "the Steinbeck of Suburbia" (Time), "our Balzac of the burbs" (Chicago Sun-Times), and "an American Chekhov" (The New York Times), comes a gripping and darkly nostalgic tale about a tumultuous summer in 1970s suburban New Jersey, from the perspective of a middle-aged writer, looking back on a series of events that changed his life--and the story he finally has the courage to tell.

Jimmy Perrini lives in 1970s suburban New Jersey, a few miles from Manhattan, but a world apart. At the end of eighth grade, after tragedy strikes, Jimmy finds himself lost in a fog of grief that alienates him from friends and family, drifting instead into troubling friendships with two older teenagers: one a notorious local burnout with a fast car, an endless supply of weed, and a shaky grasp of reality; the other a smart, eccentric girl, whom Jimmy finds himself drawn to as they become entranced by her Ouija board, which may just offer the only salve to their grief.

As a fateful public drama unfolds, Jimmy is torn between the occult beyond and the cold realities of the place he has called home. Narrated by a much older Jimmy, a literary-turned-commercial novelist, Ghost Town reveals how the past haunts the present--the way our ghosts are always with us, even when we think we've left them behind.

About the Author

Tom Perrotta is the author of eleven works of fiction, including Election and Little Children, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films, and The Leftovers and Mrs. Fletcher, which were adapted into acclaimed HBO series. His new novel is Ghost Town.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .75 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.11 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 288

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Coming of Age

Publisher: Scribner Book Company

Format: Hardcover

Author: Tom Perrotta

Language: English

Street Date: April 28, 2026

TCIN: 1004222198

UPC: 9781668080634

Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-3584

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 1.11 pounds

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