{"product_id":"in-a-perfect-world-9780061766114","title":"In a Perfect World","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eIn a Perfect World\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Summer of Naked Swim Parties\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn a Perfect World\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Life Before Her Eyes, \u003c\/em\u003etells 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKasischke, Laura:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLaura Kasischke teaches in the MFA program at the University of Michigan. A winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry, she has published eight collections of poetry and ten novels, three of which have been made into films, including \u003cem\u003eThe Life Before Her Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459898315026,"sku":"9780061766114","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a894f375-9a7b-4c57-aa48-e95c4b13d1ba.jpg?v=1730012925","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-a-perfect-world-9780061766114","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}