{"product_id":"perfect-paperback","title":"Perfect - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Joyce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spellbinding novel that will resonate with readers of Mark Haddon, Louise Erdrich, and John Irving, \u003ci\u003ePerfect \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of a young boy who is thrown into the murky, difficult realities of the adult world with far-reaching consequences.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eByron Hemmings wakes to a morning that looks like any other: his school uniform draped over his wooden desk chair, his sister arguing over the breakfast cereal, the click of his mother's heels as she crosses the kitchen. But when the three of them leave home, driving into a dense summer fog, the morning takes an unmistakable turn. In one terrible moment, something happens, something completely unexpected and at odds with life as Byron understands it. While his mother seems not to have noticed, eleven-year-old Byron understands that from now on nothing can be the same. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What happened and who is to blame? Over the days and weeks that follow, Byron's perfect world is shattered. Unable to trust his parents, he confides in his best friend, James, and together they concoct a plan. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As she did in her debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, \u003c\/i\u003e Rachel Joyce has imagined bewitching characters who find their ordinary lives unexpectedly thrown into chaos, who learn that there are times when children must become parents to their parents, and who discover that in confronting the hard truths about their pasts, they will forge unexpected relationships that have profound and surprising impacts. Brimming with love, forgiveness, and redemption, \u003ci\u003ePerfect \u003c\/i\u003ewill cement Rachel Joyce's reputation as one of fiction's brightest talents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003ePerfect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Touching, eccentric . . . Joyce does an inviting job of setting up these mysterious circumstances, and of drawing Byron's magical closeness with Diana.\"\u003cb\u003e--Janet Maslin, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Haunting . . . compelling.\"\u003cb\u003e--Minneapolis \u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \" Joyce] triumphantly returns with \u003ci\u003ePerfect\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . As Joyce probes the souls of Diana, Byron and Jim, she reveals--slowly and deliberately, as if peeling back a delicate onion skin--the connection between the two stories, creating a poignant, searching tale.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003ePerfect\u003c\/i\u003e touches on class, mental illness, and the ways a psyche is formed or broken. It has the tenor of a horror film, and yet at the end, in some kind of contortionist trick, the narrative unfolds into an unexpected burst of redemption.  Verdict: ] Buy It.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Joyce's dark, quiet follow-up to her successful debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, \u003c\/i\u003e could easily become a book club favorite. . . . \u003ci\u003ePerfect\u003c\/i\u003e is the kind of book that blossoms under thoughtful examination, its slow tendencies redeemed by moments of loveliness and insight. However sad, Joyce's messages--about the limitations of time and control, the failures of adults and the fears of children, and our responsibility for our own imprisonment and freedom--have a gentle ring of truth to them.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"There is a poignancy to Joyce's narrative that makes for her most memorable writing.\"\u003cb\u003e--NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Joyce\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the award-winning writer of more than twenty plays for BBC Radio 4. She started writing after a twenty-year acting career, in which she performed leading roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company and won multiple awards. Rachel Joyce lives with her family on a Gloucestershire farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228979413241,"sku":"9780812983463","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/U2FJSy9od2VzaU9tL0ZwZ3A2ZENSQT09.webp?v=1768296924","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/perfect-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}