Perfect Life
A Novel
Jessica Shattuck (Author)
“Jessica Shattuck’s engrossing, deceptively ambitious novel explores a wide range of subjects . . . with a shrewd and sympathetic eye.”—Tom Perrotta
“In this smart and engaging follow-up to her well-received debut, The Hazards of Good Breeding, Shattuck focuses on three privileged Gen X college roommates who are now grown up, coupled up, and raising kids in pre-recession Boston. The cracks in their ‘perfect lives’ begin to show when the most precocious of the trio, a gorgeous striver named Jenny whose husband is infertile, makes the unconventional decision to have a baby with a sperm donation from Neil, her brainy, slacker ex-boyfriend from Harvard. . . . Stylish storytelling and sharp social commentary . . . make Perfect Life both topical and eminently readable.”—People
Book Details
- Paperback
- June 2010
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ISBN 978-0-393-30459-6
- 5.6 × 8.3 in
/ 315 pages
- Territory Rights: Worldwide including Canada, but excluding the British Commonwealth.
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Hardcover
Endorsements & Reviews
“With her elegant prose, Shattuck manages to make her characters’ stories feel both engrossing and utterly real.” — Entertainment Weekly
“An excellent, resonant novel.” — Booklist
“A social commentary on rampant capitalism, unbridled science, love and fidelity.” — San Diego Union-Tribune
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