Idea Of Perfection

by Kate Grenville

Genres: Literary Fiction; Women's Fiction; Contemporary Romance

Synopsis

Set in the eccentric backwater of Karakarook (pop. 1,374), New South Wales, this is the story of Douglas Cheeseman, a shy and clumsy engineer with jug-ears who meets Harley Savage, a woman who is known for being rather large and abrupt.

Douglas is there to pull down a quaint old bridge, and Harley aims to foster heritage. They are clearly on a collision course - but when they meet they are unaware that something unexpected is going to happen....

Release date: October 28, 2003

Publisher: Penguin Books

Print pages: 416