The Idea of Perfection
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The Idea of Perfection
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Narrated by:
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Odette Joannidis
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By:
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Kate Grenville
About this listen
Set in the eccentric backwater of Karakarook (pop. 1,374), New South Wales, this is the story of Douglas Cheeseman, a shy and clumsy engineer with jug-ears who meets Harley Savage, a woman who is known for being rather large and abrupt.
Douglas is there to pull down a quaint old bridge, and Harley aims to foster heritage. They are clearly on a collision course - but when they meet they are unaware that something unexpected is going to happen....
©2002 Kate Grenville (P)2003 W. F. Howes LtdWhat listeners say about The Idea of Perfection
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- Bean
- 17-05-2023
A Classic
I love the way Kate Grenville writes, the descriptive slow detailed imagery and sounds of the Australian outback and her ability to bring forth the more complex and intimate aspects of humanity. Beautifully narrated, capturing the essence of the story.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-01-2022
The idea of Perfectionn
This is brilliant ! So clever . Lovely writing and profound insights . Such a powerful grasp of story, character and language!
Great reader as well - loved the bird calls !
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- bethelcallin
- 19-04-2023
B/B
What a great light-hearted story yet with so much happening like there is in little sleepy hollows outback. Very well written & told. 🚐
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- Lauren Wilhelm
- 04-09-2020
A bit disappointing
Kate Grenville is one of my favourite authors, ‘A Room of Leaves’ is beautiful and her ‘Dark Places’ is up there with my top 4 books, but I struggled to feel these characters fleshed out like all her others and the story is pretty dull.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-07-2023
Wonderful! Funny. Beautiful
Kate Grenville is as wonderful as always. More of a character study than her historical fiction.
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- Rom
- 31-10-2023
Loved it.
So insightful. So beautifully crafted. I could relate to all the people in the story. So interesting, all her characters.
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