The idea of perfection

Kate Grenville

earliest edition we have, 1999 W.F. Kowes, 2002 464 pages

"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." --...

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The idea of perfection edition · 2002 · Viking · 401 pages · 9780670030804
The idea of perfection edition · 2002 · W.F. Kowes · 464 pages
The idea of perfection edition · 2000 · Picador · 401 pages
The idea of perfection edition · 1999 · Picador · 401 pages

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