1 of 53 books I bought last Friday at Big Deals 2-for-1 book sale, for a grand total of less then $40. TBR

From the front cover:

Kate Grenville
WINNER of the ORANGE PRIZE for FICTION 2001
THE IDEA OF PERFECTION A Novel

From the dust jacket flap:

A funny and touching romance about two people who've given up on love

Harley Savage is a plain, rawboned woman, a part-time museum curator and quilting expert with three failed marriages and a heart condition. Douglas Cheeseman is a shy, gawky engineer with jug-handle ears, one marriage gone sour, and a crippling lack of physical courage. Seeming to be incompetent was something Douglas did to protect himself, just as having a "dangerous streak" served the same purpose for Harley.

Harley and Douglas arrive in the eccentric little New South Wales country town of Karakarook at the same time; she's there to help build a heritage museum, and he's there to demolish the quaint old Bent Bridge. From day one, they are on a collision course. But out of this unpromising conjunction of opposites something unexpected happens: something even better than perfection.

Told in elegant prose, Kate Grenville's amusing and tender tale of unlikely love blossoming in the Australian bush was the winner of the 2001 Orange Prize for Fiction, one of Britain's most prestigious literary awards. An exquisite portrait of human frailty and strength, The Idea of Perfection brings to mind the work of Carol Shields and Annie Proulx and shows Grenville as "a writer of extraordinary talent". (The New York Times Book Review)

Born in Sydney, KATE GRENVILLE is one of Australia's best know writers. She has worked as a film editor, journalist, and creative writing teacher. Her novels include Lilian's Story and Albion's Story, which was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for fiction.

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