{"product_id":"perfect-little-world-9780062450326","title":"Perfect Little World","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.\" --\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\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\u003e Dr. 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 This 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\u003e Written 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062450326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2016 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2016 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kevin Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132777955509,"sku":"9780062450326","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_49dbbcc3-b465-4468-9861-fc6d5b617cd5.jpg?v=1695134014","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/perfect-little-world-9780062450326","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}