num_pages: 437
description: Little Children is a great book. It's both an indictment of and an elegy to that odd sociological construct known as suburban America. Unhappily married, Sarah passes her days at the local playground with her three-year-old daughter. when happily unemployed Todd (also married) and Sarah meet, their attraction is immediate. They begin a passionate affair just as their suburban utopia is rattled by the arrival of registered sex offender Ronald James McGorvey. With McGorvey in town, disgusted parents wonder if any of their little children will be safe. Perrotta's wry observations of suburbia make for a tremendously insightful tale. By adding a layer of suspense to his uniquely dark humor, he shapes Little Children into his most compelling novel yet.
language: English
title: Little Children
titlecomplete: Little Children
characters: Sarah Parker, Richard Papen, Todd, Kathy Galvin
genres: Literary Fiction, Novels, Drama, Book Club, Adult, Fiction, Adult Fiction, Marriage, Contemporary, Family
ratings_count: 31758
places: Boston, Massachusetts
publisher: Large Print