Name: In a Perfect World
ISBN: 9781683245179

Laura Kasischke

"Jiselle, a young flight attendant has 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 "--

In a Perfect World

In a Perfect World is critically acclaimed writer Laura Kasischke’s new 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 . . .

A Novel

Daniela V.

Former flight attendant Jiselle Dorn's idyllic family life as the wife of pilot Mark Dorn and the mother of two soon grows wearisome, since Mark is always away and her children are hostile, but nothing can prepare her for the threat of the Phoenix Flu, which endangers the very lives they have all imagined. Original. 35,000 first printing.

In a Perfect World

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