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“Metz’s Perfection chronicles with lapidary precision one
woman’s climb back to happiness after not just a spouse’s death, but
also the shocking recognition that her life before that death was not
what she had thought it was. The journey is a painful one, but Ms. Metz
is much the stronger for having survived to recount it.”
— Julie Powell, New York Times bestselling author of Julie & Julia
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“A fascinating memoir by a woman who, after learning of her much-loved
late husband’s history of affairs, decides to confront her former
rivals.”
— People
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“Heart-wrenching but triumphant.”
— Glamour
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“A visual standout. [Metz] brings refreshing candor to a startling, painful tale.”
— New York Times
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“Readers will be mesmerized. Her honesty about middle-aged sex and fear
of never finding the ‘new’ right someone make this a delectable summer
read.”
— USA Today
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“[A] dark and affecting memoir…Metz’s road to emotional honesty proves cautionary and trying.”
— Publishers Weekly
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In lyrical, moving prose, we're treated to a powerful story of love, infidelity, grief--and starting over.
— Working Mother
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A visual standout. [Metz] brings refreshing candor to a startling, painful tale.
— The New York Times, Janet Maslin
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Heart-wrenching but triumphant.
— Glamour
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A fascinating memoir by a woman who, after learning of her much-loved late husband's history of affairs, decides to confront her former rivals.
— People Magazine
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Readers will be mesmerized. Her honesty about middle-aged sex and fear of never finding the "new" right someone make this a delectable summer read.
— USA Today
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You'll be absorbed by the real-life sleuthing in Perfection, a riveting memoir about a widow who discovers that her late husband lived a deceptive double life.
— Real Simple
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It is impossible to put PERFECTION down as we follow Julie Metz through her true story of love, lies, loss and moving forward. Her raw and brave writing makes you want to cheer Metz on as she pieces her life back together, one beautiful sentence at a time.
— Marian Fontana, author of A WIDOW'S WALK
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Julie Metz's memoir of how her marriage unraveled after her mate's death is piercingly honest, haunting and heartbreaking. Anyone who has ever been in a bad relationship will over-identify.
— Susan Shapiro, author of FIVE MEN WHO BROKE MY HEART and LIGHTING UP
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Metz's Perfection chronicles with lapidary precision one woman's climb back to happiness after not just a spouse's death, but also the shocking recognition that her life before that death was not what she had thought it was. The journey is a painful one, but Ms. Metz is much the stronger for having survived to recount it.
— Julie Powell, author of JULIE & JULIA
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This aching memoir of love, loss, and deception is candid and compelling. I found myself rooting for Julie Metz in her search for a happy second life.
— Hilma Wolitzer, author of THE DOCTOR'S DAUGHTER and HEARTS
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Lyrical, haunting, and utterly gripping.
— Redbook
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A dark, evocative memoir from a woman forced to come to terms with her husband's death and the revelation of his infidelity.
— Shelf Awareness