“
In
a Perfect World
reveals astonishing and tender insight into human nature
while exposing a terrifying, yet believable, world I’d never before imagined.
This story will grasp onto your heart before swiftly carrying you away.” —Jessica Anya Blau, author of
The Summer of
Naked Swim Parties
In a Perfect World
is critically acclaimed writer Laura Kasischke’s novel of marriage, motherhood, and the choices we make when we have no choices left. Kasischke, the author of
The Life Before Her Eyes,
tells the story of Jiselle, a young flight attendant who’s just settled into a fairy tale life with her new husband and stepchildren. But as a mysterious new illness spreads rapidly throughout the country, she begins to realize that her marriage, her stepchildren, and their perfect world are all in terrible danger . . .