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What if - one day, without explanation - some of us simply vanished? Would we carry on, and act as we did before our world turned upside down? That´s´ what the bewildered citizens of Mapleton have to figure out?
Kevin Garvey, Mapleton´s new mayor, wants to bring a sense of hope to this traumatised community, but his family has fallen apart in the wake of disaster. His wife has joined a homegrown cult, and his son is a disciple of the prophet Holy Wayne. Only Jill, Kevin´s daughter, remains, and she´s no longer the sweet student she once was.
Written with a rare ability to illuminate our everyday struggles, The Leftovers is a startling novel about love, connection and loss.

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Tom Perrotta hat bereits mehrere Romane verfaßt, darunter Election, der 1999 mit Reese Witherspoon und Matthew Broderick verfilmt wurde. Er lebt mit seiner Frau und zwei Kindern in Belmont, Massachusetts.

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Tom Perrotta is the author of five previous work of fiction. He lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts.

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