{"product_id":"perfect-little-world-a-novel-isbn-9780062450340","title":"Perfect Little World: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilson’s ambition alone is exciting. . . . [His] writing has a Houdini-like perfection, wherein no matter how grim the variables, each lovely sentence manages to escape with all its parts intact.” —\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe eagerly-anticipated follow-up to the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Family Fang\u003c\/em\u003e—a warm-hearted and moving story about a young woman making a family on her own terms.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Isabelle Poole meets Dr. Preston Grind, she’s fresh out of high school, pregnant with her art teacher's baby, and totally on her own. Izzy knows she can be a good mother but without any money or relatives to help, she’s left searching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Grind, an awkwardly charming child psychologist, has spent his life studying family, even after tragedy struck his own.  Now, with the help of an eccentric billionaire, he has the chance to create a “perfect little world”—to study what would happen when ten children are raised collectively, without knowing who their biological parents are.  He calls it The Infinite Family Project and he wants Izzy and her son to join.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis attempt at a utopian ideal starts off promising, but soon the gentle equilibrium among the families disintegrates: unspoken resentments between the couples begin to fester; the project's funding becomes tenuous; and Izzy’s growing feelings for Dr. Grind make her question her participation in this strange experiment in the first place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with the same compassion and charm that won over legions of readers with \u003cem\u003eThe Family Fang\u003c\/em\u003e, Kevin Wilson shows us with grace and humor that the best families are the ones we make for ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Wilson’s anticipated follow-up to \u003cem\u003eThe Family Fang\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePerfect Little World\u003c\/em\u003e is a warm-hearted and emotional story about a young woman charting her own course.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“[A] moving novel about love, parenting, and the families we create for ourselves.” \u003cem\u003e—Library Journal \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Isabelle Poole meets Dr. Preston Grind, she’s fresh out of high school, pregnant with her art teacher's baby, and totally on her own. Izzy knows she can be a good mother but without any money or relatives to help, she’s left searching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Grind, an awkwardly charming child psychologist, has spent his life studying family, even after tragedy struck his own.  Now, with the help of an eccentric billionaire, he has the chance to create a “perfect little world”—to study what would happen when ten children are raised collectively, without knowing who their biological parents are.  He calls it The Infinite Family Project and he wants Izzy and her son to join.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis attempt at a utopian ideal starts off promising, but soon the gentle equilibrium among the families disintegrates: unspoken resentments between the couples begin to fester; the project's funding becomes tenuous; and Izzy’s growing feelings for Dr. Grind make her question her participation in this strange experiment in the first place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with the same compassion and charm that won over legions of readers with \u003cem\u003eThe Family Fang\u003c\/em\u003e, Kevin Wilson shows us with grace and humor that the best families are the ones we make for ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Sweet and thoroughly satisfying. . . . Wilson grounds his premise in credible human motivations and behavior, resulting in a memorable cast of characters.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stellar. . . . Compelling. . . . Realer and wiser and sadder and eventually reassuring about human nature than dozens of other novels.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist, Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] moving novel about love, parenting, and the families we create for ourselves.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bittersweet. . . . Wilson delves into the drama and tensions inherent in this strange aquarium. . . . A moving and sincere reflection on what it truly means to be a family - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus, Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Persistently compassionate. . . . Wilson’s best moments are funny and earnest. . . . [His] crisp language and smart plotting make Perfect Little World immensely likable and absolutely enjoyable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A good story, and even better storytelling.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Irving, The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wild. . . . [A] provocative read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Delicious. . . . Wilson is such an inventive and witty writer. . . . [His] ‘perfect little world’ of a novel pretty much lives up to its title.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Family is far more than a biological bond; that’s not a groundbreaking idea. 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The novel delights in the project’s Willy Wonkaesque sense of antic chaos.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The sheer energy of imagination in Wilson’s work makes other writers of realistic fiction look lazy. . . . The novel’s grand finale . . . reminds us that not everything unpredictable is painful or bad, and that conventional arrangements have no monopoly on the profound connections that make family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The compensation is a greater richness in the characters, and a refreshingly un-ironic attitude toward love - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnoxville News-Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wilson does an incredible job of telling a compelling story while addressing important social issues. . . . 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