![]() ![]() brilliant comic set pieces * Irish Times * This is an arresting and penetrating read. ![]() very funny, skillfully written but also very moving. another assured and intelligent performance. Read it and cringe * The Times * From these two reticent characters, besieged by two lifetimes of regret, doubt and dismay, Grenville manufactures an extraordinary comedy of manners, made all more powerful by her own reticence as a writer * Guardian * Outrageously entertaining * Daily Mail * Mined throughout with little pockets of danger and depth * Guardian * A truly amazing writer - Rosie Boycott, chair of the Orange Prize jury An honest and compelling celebration of imperfection * Observer * A funny and touching romance * Daily Express * Being the only book voted for the Orange Prize shortlist by both the official judging panel, always an all-female affair, and a shadow panel of men sitting for the first time, was testament to The Idea of Perfection's universal appeal * Australian News * Grenville has created a unique exploration of human weaknesses and how combining these weaknesses can make a strength * Irish Independent * A funny, off-beat love story * Daily Mail * A very fine, albeit terrifying, writer. Grenville makes awkward atmospheres and fumbling encounters wonderfully vivid. ![]()
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