The Slap (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143117148)

The basis for the NBC event series directed by Lisa Cholodenko and starring Uma Thurman, Peter Sarsgaard, and Zachary Quinto.

In this powerful and riveting novel reminiscent of Liane Moriarty's Truly, Madly, Guilty, literary phenomenon Christos Tsiolkas unflinchingly exposes the inner workings of domestic life, friendship, and parenthood in the twenty-first century, and reminds us of the passions and malice that family loyalty can provoke. When a man slaps another couple's child at a neighborhood barbecue, the event send unforeseeable shock waves through the lives of all who are witness to it. Told from the points of view of eight people who were present, The Slap shows how a single action can change the way people think about how they live, what they want, and what they believe forever.

Author: Christos Tsiolkas
ISBN-10: 0143117149
ISBN-13: 9780143117148
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English
Published: 04/27/2010
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 7.92h x 5.58w x 1.04d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/01/2010 pg. 31
Booklist 03/15/2010 pg. 24
Library Journal 04/15/2010 pg. 77