{"product_id":"9780142002858","title":"The Idea of Perfection","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarley Savage is a plain 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. They meet in the little Australian town of Karakarook, where Harley has arrived to help the town build a heritage museum and Douglas to demolish the quaint old Bent Bridge. From the beginning they are on a collision course until the unexpected sets them both free. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElegantly and compassionately told, \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Perfection\u003c\/i\u003e is reminiscent of the work of Carol Shields and Annie Proulx and reveals Kate Grenville as \"a writer of extraordinary talent\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50050306965744,"sku":"9780142002858","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780142002858","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}