In a Perfect World by Author Laura Kasischke

In a Perfect World by Author Laura Kasischke

"In
a Perfect World reveals astonishing and tender insight into human nature
while exposing a terrifying, yet believable, world I'd never before imagined.
This story will grasp onto your heart before swiftly carrying you away." --Jessica Anya Blau, author of The Summer of
Naked Swim Parties

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

Laura Kasischke is the author of several books and poetry anthologies. Her various honors include the Poetry Society of America's Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award and the Bobst Award for Developing Writers. She currently resides in Chelsea, Michigan.