In this, her second novel, the author of the acclaimed The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry ambitiously structures her story in two parallel narratives: the story of Byron and the present-day story of Jim. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. A perfect follow-up to The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry.Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Perfect Author Rachel Joyce Verdict: Uplifting, engaging, sad and funny. Even the fact that Byron is convinced that scientists tried to slip an extra two seconds into time is a wonderful hook for all the decisions he goes on to make. Also, knowing that the two stories will have to meet builds a wonderful sense of tension. They're kind, anxious, flawed, funny and wonderful. "What's right with it? You'll fall in love with the characters. If only there were more novelists like Rachel Joyce" * Telegraph * She is to Perfect what Harold Fry was to : a fully rounded hero, someone to fall in love with and argue about, cherish and admonish, as though she were real. An instant classic, Perfect confirms Rachel Joyce as a major new British literary voice." * Daily Express *
Not least a twist that few will see coming and will leave you reeling and a redemptive ending that is perhaps the sweeter given all the pain that goes before. This is a darker, more complex novel than Joyce's first but readers will find other points of comparison. "Joyce's faith in the essential goodness of humanity and her observation of the comedy in the everyday shine through. readers who loved The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry will not be disappointed." * Sunday Times * subtle touches give the book an intense, slightly mesmeric feel. "The power of Joyce's prose lies in small, astute observations. It is her clever did-I-read-that-right twist at the end that really got to me and had me scrabbling back through the chapters, open-mouthed." * Evening Standard *
Its unputdownable factor lies in its exploration of so many multilayered emotions.
Joyce executes this story with precision and flair. "A near-flawless novel of emotional truth.
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