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Waiting on Wednesday (Dec 16)

December 16, 2009 by Darlene


Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.


My pick is a book called This Perfect World by Suzanne Bugler which will be available March 2010 by MacMillan. Here’s a bit about it from Fantastic Fiction…

Heddy Partridge was never my friend. I have to start with that. Heddy Partridge was never my friend because I was pretty, popular, clever and blonde and my friends were pretty, popular, clever and generally blonde, too. Heddy Partridge was none of these things. Laura Hamley is the woman who has everything: a loving and successful husband, two beautiful children, an expensive home and a set of equally fortunate friends. But Laura’s perfect world is suddenly threatened when she receives an unwelcome phone call from Mrs Partridge, mother of Heddy – the girl Laura and her friends bullied mercilessly at school. Heddy has been hospitalized following a mental breakdown, and Mrs Partridge wants Laura’s help to get her released. As Laura reluctantly gets drawn back into the past, she is forced to face the terrible consequences of her cruelty. But, as her secrets are revealed, so too is another even more devastating truth, and the perfect world Laura has so carefully constructed for herself begins to fall apart. “This Perfect World” is the debut novel from a brilliant dark new voice.

Sounds good, doesn’t it? I really like the cover as well. How about you – what are you waiting for?

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  1. Kaye says

    December 16, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    Synopsis made me think of that case of bullying in school and over the internet but the young girl ended up committing suicide. Senseless and Tragic! This does sound like a good book and hopefully the cruelty will take a different turn in this story.

  2. Diane says

    December 16, 2009 at 1:45 pm

    This does sound good Dar; thanks

    Here is mine:

    http://bibliophilebythesea.blogspot.com/2009/12/waiting-on-wednesday-language-of.html

  3. bermudaonion says

    December 16, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    Ooh, that does sound good!

  4. Missy B. says

    December 16, 2009 at 3:22 pm

    Oh my gosh that DOES sound good! I'm adding it to my list. Good pick, Dar!

  5. MarceJ says

    December 16, 2009 at 4:11 pm

    That does sound good, will add to my list, thanks.

    http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2009/12/waiting-on-wednesday-caught-by-harlan.html

  6. Blodeuedd says

    December 16, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    Sounds interesting, hopefully not too tragic

  7. itsJUSTme-wendy says

    December 16, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    Wow – this books does sound really really good!

  8. Dorte H says

    December 16, 2009 at 8:41 pm

    Yes, this sounds good.

    Personally, I am not really waiting for anything (well, I think a good friend has sent me a book so …). I am saving my December budget for January so I can buy several books I want for Beth´s What´s in a name challenge.

  9. Staci says

    December 16, 2009 at 9:05 pm

    This one sounds like an absolute must-read!!!!!!!

  10. Laughing Stars says

    December 17, 2009 at 2:39 am

    That does sound intriguing! And very sad.

  11. Literary Feline says

    December 17, 2009 at 6:15 am

    I love the sound of this one! I will have to keep an eye out for it next year.

  12. Gwendolyn B. says

    December 20, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    Oh, it does sound good to me! It's one for the TBR list!

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