{"product_id":"the-slap-9780143117148","title":"The Slap","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe basis for the NBC event series directed by Lisa Cholodenko and starring Uma Thurman, Peter Sarsgaard, and Zachary Quinto.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this powerful and riveting novel reminiscent of Liane Moriarty's \u003ci\u003eTruly, Madly, Guilty\u003c\/i\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Slap\u003c\/i\u003e shows how a single action can change the way people think about how they live, what they want, and what they believe forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143117148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.92h x 5.58w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2010 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2010 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Christos Tsiolkas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43418170851509,"sku":"9780143117148","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_16aec251-bc3d-4e92-9b03-a780ec3005e6.jpg?v=1703002807","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-slap-9780143117148","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}