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Jan 1, 1999 · "The Idea of Perfection" is perfectly conceived, an irresistible comedy of manners that catches the agony of chronic awkwardness with great tenderness. The Bent Bridge spans a treacherous gully in the heart, but Grenville is a trustworthy engineer who understands the quirky geometry of love.
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- 1999
- Kate Grenville
- Paperback
Oct 1, 2013 · For its eye-opening setting (to this Brit at least), use of humour and stunning empathy, The Idea of Perfection has been a much-loved rite of passage. Life in a new country can leave you floundering, but Harley and Douglas reminded me that so too can the place you call home.
Apr 1, 2002 · Set in the eccentric little backwater of Karakarook, New South Wales, The Idea of Perfection tells the story of Douglas Cheesman and Harley Savage, who each carry a hidden cargo of guilt along with the memories of failed marriages, as their unpromising conjunction of opposites creates something even better than perfection.
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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.
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- 10 hours and 44 minutes
- Kate Grenville
- Odette Joannidis
Perfectionism is a trait that makes life an endless report card on accomplishments or looks. When healthy, it can be self-motivating and drive you to overcome adversity and achieve...
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. Unlike Felicity Porcelline, a woman dangerously haunted by the idea of.
1 day ago · Perfection. We are able to discern not only what we already are, but what we may become, to see in ourselves germs and promises of a growth to which no bounds can be set, to dart beyond what we have actually gained to the idea of perfection as the end of our being. ~ William Ellery Channing.
