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The Idea of Perfection

Written by: Kate Grenville
Narrated by: Odette Joannidis
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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.

Douglas is there to pull down a quaint old bridge, and Harley aims to foster heritage. They are clearly on a collision course - but when they meet they are unaware that something unexpected is going to happen....

©2002 Kate Grenville (P)2003 W. F. Howes Ltd
Women's Fiction Literary Fiction Genre Fiction Contemporary
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