Perfection
A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal
By Julie Metz
(Voice, Hardcover, 9781401322557, 352pp.)
Publication Date: June 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback
Categories: Women, Personal Memoirs
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the July 2009 Indie Notables“The grief over the unexpected death of her husband and the devastating secrets Julie Metz uncovers will keep you reading. But the honest, raw, and sometimes angry search for truth, forgiveness, and letting go will make you glad you did.”
-- Michelle Dale, Redbery Books, Cable, WI
Description
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.--Julie Powell, author of "Julie & Julia"
About the Author
Julie Metz is a graphic designer and freelance writer. She lives with her daughter and partner in Brooklyn, NY. She is currently a recipient of a Macdowell Fellowship.
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