![]() ![]() 'Each word, each sentence, each paragraph shines and gleams. 'Each word, each sentence, each paragraph shines and gleams.' West Australian 'An extraordinary comedy of manners.' Guardian The Idea of Perfection Hardcover Apby Kate Grenville (Author) 194 ratings 3.7 on Goodreads 3,338 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 10.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 34.94 23 Used from 2.59 5 New from 34.94 1 Collectible from 60. The Idea of Perfection won Britain's prestigious Orange Prize for Fiction, and her other novels include Sarah Thornhill, The Lieutenant, Lilian's Story, Dark Places and Joan Makes History. The companion memoir, Searching for the Secret River, was released in 2006. It has received numerous awards, including the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Her bestselling novel The Secret River has been published in more than twenty countries. ![]() Kate Grenville is one of Australia's finest writers. Unlike Felicity Porcelline, a woman dangerously haunted by the idea of perfection, they come to understand that what looks like weakness can be the best kind of strength. ![]() Kate Grenville's Orange-Prize winning novel The Idea of Perfection is the story of the small town of Karakarook, and of Douglas Cheeseman and Harley Savage-two people who seem the least likely in the world to fall in love. ![]()
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