A "New York Times" Notable Book for 2011 A "Washington Post"
Notable Fiction Book for 2011"The New York Times "bestseller now in
paperback--A thought-provoking engrossing novel about love,
connection, and loss from the author of "The Abstinence Teacher
"and "Little Children
"What if your life was upended in an instant? What if your
spouse or your child disappeared right in front of your eyes? Was
it the Rapture or something even more difficult to explain? How
would you rebuild your life in the wake of such a devastating
event? These are the questions confronting the bewildered citizens
of Mapleton, a formerly comfortable suburban community that lost
over a hundred people in the Sudden Departure. Kevin Garvey, the
new mayor, wants to move forward, to bring a sense of renewed hope
and purpose to his traumatized neighbors, even as his own family
disintegrates. His wife, Laurie, has left him to enlist in the
Guilty Remnant, a homegrown cult whose members take a vow of
silence but haunt the town's streets as "living reminders" of God's
judgment. His son, Tom, is gone, too, dropping out of college to
follow a crooked "prophet" who calls himself Holy Wayne. Only his
teenaged daughter, Jill, remains, and she's definitely not the
sweet "A" student she used to be.
Through the prism of a single family, Perrotta illuminates a
familiar America made strange by grief and apocalyptic anxiety.
"The Leftovers "is a powerful and deeply moving book about regular
people struggling to hold onto a belief in their futures.
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