When I was writing 'The Abstinence Teacher,' I really tried to immerse myself in contemporary American evangelical culture. (Tom Perrotta)

When I was writing 'The Abstinence Teacher,' I really tried to immerse myself in contemporary American evangelical culture.

Tom Perrotta

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