Book Review & Blog Tour - Perfect on Paper by Gillian Harvey ~ #OrionFiction

 

TITLE - Perfect on Paper

AUTHOR - Gillian Harvey

PUBLICATION DAY - 13th May 2021

PUBLISHER - Orion Fiction

BUY LINK - Click here

SYNOPSIS -
Clare's life might look 'perfect on paper', but she's ready to shake things up and put herself first for once... A fun and uplifting novel from Gillian Harvey, author of Everything is Fine.

It's time to shake things up a little...

Clare Bailey's life is perfect. Successful career, loving husband, two kids and a gorgeous townhouse. At least, that's how it looks like from the outside.

In fact, she's never felt more invisible. Her boss barely remembers her name, her husband is distracted by his new TV job and her daughter has never found her more embarrassing!

But when she's given a chance to turn her life upside-down she wonders whether she should risk everything she loves for a life that's more than just 'perfect on paper'...?

PRAISE FOR GILLIAN HARVEY:

‘Just the escapism we need right now' EVENING STANDARD

'A perfect weekend read' GRAZIA

'Funny and uplifting' BELLA

‘Hilarious and relatable’ WOMAN

'Made me laugh out loud so many times!' LUCY VINE

'Feel-good, funny, and very relatable' ANNA BELL

'Funny and honest' ELIZABETH BUCHAN

Every now and again you need to read a book which has a feel good factor and this book was one of those. 

This is the story of Clare. She sounds like so many women of today who you hear talk about how they are not appreciated by their family and employers, and feel like they are going through the motions. This was a plausible and also a funny read with a few laugh out loud moments. 

She encounters an opportunity, albeit a bit of a bizarre opportunity, and although hesitant at first, she grasps it with both hands. You keep willing her on throughout the book. 

I laughed a lot reading this book and it was almost as if it was someone's autobiography, as it was so believable. It was a lovely easy read. 

The writer has created some great characters in this book and has given them all really distinct personalities. So much so that you are able to connect really easily with them. Maybe some of us can see ourselves in Clare a little bit and that's what makes her so easy to connect to. 

So if you are looking for a nice cosy read to curl up to then this is the one for you. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gillian Harvey always dreamed of being a writer, but it took a while for that dream to come true. She started her career as an English teacher, before moving to France in 2009 with her husband Ray.

In 2012, she started freelance writing for magazines and newspapers, and in 2018 she signed a book deal with Orion for her first novel 'Everything is Fine,' which was published in May 2020.
'Everything is Fine' was longlisted for the Guardian's 'Not the Booker' prize in 2020.
Gillian's second novel 'Perfect on Paper' was released on the 13th May 2021.

Gillian lives in France with husband Ray and their five children.

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