Perfect Little World - Softcover

Wilson, Kevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062644440 ISBN 13: 9780062644442

Publisher: Newbury House Publishers,U.S., 2017

Synopsis

"Wilson's ambition alone is exciting. . . . [His] writing has a Houdini-like perfection, wherein no matter how grim the variables, each lovely sentence manages to escape with all its parts intact." --Boston Globe When Isabelle Poole meets Dr. Preston Grind, she's fresh out of high school, pregnant with her art teacher's baby, and totally on her own. Izzy knows she can be a good mother but without any money or relatives to help, she's left searching. Dr. Grind, an awkwardly charming child psychologist, has spent his life studying family, even after tragedy struck his own. Now, with the help of an eccentric billionaire, he has the chance to create a "perfect little world"--to study what would happen when ten children are raised collectively, without knowing who their biological parents are. He calls it The Infinite Family Project and he wants Izzy and her son to join. This attempt at a utopian ideal starts off promising, but soon the gentle equilibrium among the families disintegrates: unspoken resentments between the couples begin to fester; the project's funding becomes tenuous; and Izzy's growing feelings for Dr. Grind make her question her participation in this strange experiment in the first place. Written with the same compassion and charm that won over legions of readers with The Family Fang, Kevin Wilson shows us with grace and humor that the best families are the ones we make for ourselves.

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Review:

"Quirky. . . . Wilson's Perfect Little World finds its bliss in the vast disconnect between people's best intentions and where they land."--Entertainment Weekly

"Charming. . . . Wilson pulls off his sweet-and-tart tone. . . . The novel delights in the project's Willy Wonkaesque sense of antic chaos."--Washington Post

"Persistently compassionate. . . . Wilson's best moments are funny and earnest. . . . [His] crisp language and smart plotting make Perfect Little World immensely likable and absolutely enjoyable."--GQ

"The sheer energy of imagination in Wilson's work makes other writers of realistic fiction look lazy. . . . The novel's grand finale . . . reminds us that not everything unpredictable is painful or bad, and that conventional arrangements have no monopoly on the profound connections that make family."--Newsday

"Stellar. . . . Compelling. . . . Realer and wiser and sadder and eventually reassuring about human nature than dozens of other novels."--Booklist, Starred Review

"The compensation is a greater richness in the characters, and a refreshingly un-ironic attitude toward love--Knoxville News-Sentinel

"Sweet and thoroughly satisfying. . . . Wilson grounds his premise in credible human motivations and behavior, resulting in a memorable cast of characters."--Publishers Weekly

"[A] moving novel about love, parenting, and the families we create for ourselves."--Library Journal

"A good story, and even better storytelling."--John Irving, The New York Times Book Review

"Wild. . . . [A] provocative read."--People

Book Description:

From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Family Fang - a warm-hearted and moving story about a young woman making a family on her own terms.

About this edition

• Publisher: Newbury House Publishers,U.S.
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0062644440
• ISBN 13: 9780062644442
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544