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The Idea Of Perfection, Kate Grenville A Novel
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Type
- Novel
- ISBN
- 9780670030804
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0670030805
ISBN-13
9780670030804
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1966434
Product Key Features
Book Title
Idea of Perfection
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Literary, Romance / General
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
20.2 Oz
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-058133
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Synopsis
Published to great acclaim in Britain, Kate Grenville's fifth novel, The Idea of Perfection, recently won the Orange Prize, Britain's most valuable literary award. Set in the eccentric little backwater of Karakarook, New South Wales, pop. 1374, it tells the story of Douglas Cheesman, a shy, gawky engineer with jug-handle ears, and Harley Savage, a large, rawboned, plain woman who is a part-time museum curator. Harley has come to Karakarook to help the town build a heritage museum; Douglas is there to pull down the quaint old Bent Bridge, and from day one, they're on a collision course. Both characters carry a hidden cargo of guilt along with the memories of failed marriages, but out of this unpromising conjunction of opposites, something unexpected happens: something even better than perfection. Elegantly and compassionately told, The Idea of Perfectionis reminiscent of the work of Carol Shields, Peter Carey, and J.M. Coetzee and shows Kate Grenville as "a writer of extraordinary talent" (The New York Times Book Review).
LC Classification Number
PR9619.3.G73I33 2002
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