{"product_id":"2026200012512-secondhand-perfect-love","title":"Perfect Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the quietly turbulent world of suburban Melbourne, Laurie Clancy's Perfect Love chronicles the lives of characters caught between longing and reality, where the ideal of love collides with its messy, human truth. With the sharp observational precision that defines Australian literary realism, Clancy constructs a narrative that is both intimate in its emotional scope and expansive in its social commentary, drawing the reader into a world where private desires intersect with the pressures of ordinary life.\n\nA seasoned voice in Australian fiction, Clancy — author of short story collections and previous novels published by Hyland House — brings to Perfect Love the same incisive wit and psychological acuity that earned him recognition as a chronicler of the Australian experience. His prose is measured yet evocative, peeling back the veneer of domestic contentment to uncover the ambiguities and contradictions that lie beneath — leaving the reader to wonder whether perfect love is ever truly attainable, or merely the most beautiful of illusions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130944626907,"sku":"2026200012512-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/a7c0909d-e23f-4923-a34d-ec5332ae8983.png?v=1786593059","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012512-secondhand-perfect-love","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}