From Elizabeth LaBan, the acclaimed author of The Restaurant Critics Wife, comes a captivating and very funny novel about a wife and mothers fall from grace, and why keeping up appearances is not her biggest secret.
Tabitha Brewer wakes up one morning to find her husband gone, leaving her no way to support herself and their two children, never mind their upscale Philadelphia lifestyle. Shed confess her situation to her friendsif it wasnt for those dreadful words of warning in his goodbye note: Ill tell them what you did.
Instead, she does her best to keep up appearances, even as months pass and she can barely put food on the tablemuch less replace a light bulb. While she looks for a job, she lives in fear that someone will see her stuffing toilet paper into her handbag or pinching basil from a neighbors window box.
Soon, blindsided by catastrophe, surprised by romance, and stunned by the kindness of a stranger, Tabitha realizes she cant keep her secrets forever. Sooner or later, someone is bound to figure out that her life is far from perfect.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Tabitha Brewer wakes up one morning to find her husband gone, leaving her no way to support herself and their two children, never mind their upscale Philadelphia lifestyle. Shed confess her situation to her friendsif it wasnt for those dreadful words of warning in his goodbye note: Ill tell them what you did.
Instead, she does her best to keep up appearances, even as months pass and she can barely put food on the tablemuch less replace a light bulb. While she looks for a job, she lives in fear that someone will see her stuffing toilet paper into her handbag or pinching basil from a neighbors window box.
Soon, blindsided by catastrophe, surprised by romance, and stunned by the kindness of a stranger, Tabitha realizes she cant keep her secrets forever. Sooner or later, someone is bound to figure out that her life is far from perfect.
Genre: Literary Fiction
Praise for this book
"Not Perfect is a bighearted exploration of motherhood, image, and what really matters most." - Emily Cavanagh
"Not Perfect is near perfect. Warm, but not cloying. Moral, but not preachy. A beautiful meditation on redemption." - Kathy Cooperman
"Not Perfect is a captivating story about keeping up appearances, written with a perfect blend of humor and drama. Tabitha is delightfully human and flawed, and her struggle to preserve the balance of her world in the face of her missing husband (where is Stuart, anyway?) is highly relatable. A fun read that manages to also be thought-provoking." - Kerry Anne King
"With humor and elegance, Elizabeth LaBan explores the burden of perfection and the futility of seeking it in Not Perfect. Funny and real, poignant and charming, Tabitha is a delight as she falls from grace, from perfect mother and wife to pilfering food and money to keep her family afloat, until she realizes that perfect is overrated. This novel is a gift for anyone who has struggled to wear a mask or keep up an appearance, which is essentially all of us." - Amulya Malladi
"If you haven’t read Elizabeth LaBan, her latest novel, Not Perfect, is the perfect place to start. It’s a domestic mystery starring Tabitha Brewer, a suburban housewife who wakes up one morning to find her husband gone and her life changed forever. Tabitha is a wonderfully relatable heroine, and you’ll cheer her on, despite the fact she has a few secretsor maybe because of them! I love this book!" - Lisa Scottoline
"Not Perfect is near perfect. Warm, but not cloying. Moral, but not preachy. A beautiful meditation on redemption." - Kathy Cooperman
"Not Perfect is a captivating story about keeping up appearances, written with a perfect blend of humor and drama. Tabitha is delightfully human and flawed, and her struggle to preserve the balance of her world in the face of her missing husband (where is Stuart, anyway?) is highly relatable. A fun read that manages to also be thought-provoking." - Kerry Anne King
"With humor and elegance, Elizabeth LaBan explores the burden of perfection and the futility of seeking it in Not Perfect. Funny and real, poignant and charming, Tabitha is a delight as she falls from grace, from perfect mother and wife to pilfering food and money to keep her family afloat, until she realizes that perfect is overrated. This novel is a gift for anyone who has struggled to wear a mask or keep up an appearance, which is essentially all of us." - Amulya Malladi
"If you haven’t read Elizabeth LaBan, her latest novel, Not Perfect, is the perfect place to start. It’s a domestic mystery starring Tabitha Brewer, a suburban housewife who wakes up one morning to find her husband gone and her life changed forever. Tabitha is a wonderfully relatable heroine, and you’ll cheer her on, despite the fact she has a few secretsor maybe because of them! I love this book!" - Lisa Scottoline
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