Perfect Little World Contributor(s): Wilson, Kevin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062450344 ISBN-13: 9780062450340 Publisher: Ecco Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Humorous - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.8" (0.57 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Wilson's ambition alone is exciting. . . . His] writing has a Houdini-like perfection, wherein no matter how grim the variables, each lovely sentence manages to escape with all its parts intact." --Boston Globe The eagerly-anticipated follow-up to the New York Times bestseller The Family Fang--a warm-hearted and moving story about a young woman making a family on her own terms. When Isabelle Poole meets Dr. Preston Grind, she's fresh out of high school, pregnant with her art teacher's baby, and totally on her own. Izzy knows she can be a good mother but without any money or relatives to help, she's left searching. This attempt at a utopian ideal starts off promising, but soon the gentle equilibrium among the families disintegrates: unspoken resentments between the couples begin to fester; the project's funding becomes tenuous; and Izzy's growing feelings for Dr. Grind make her question her participation in this strange experiment in the first place. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilson, Kevin: - Kevin Wilson is the author of the novels The Family Fang, a New York Times bestseller adapted into an acclaimed film starring Nicole Kidman, and Perfect Little World; as well as the story collections Tunneling to the Center of the Earth, winner of the Shirley Jackson Award, and Baby, You're Gonna Be Mine. He lives in Sewanee, Tennessee, with his wife and two sons. |