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In 1972, two seconds were added to time in order to balance clock time with the movement of the earth. When young Byron Hemmings mother, late for the school run, makes a devastating mistake, Byron's perfect world is shattered. Were those extra two seconds to blame . . . ?
Brimming with love, forgiveness, and redemption, Rachel Joyce's Perfect imagines bewitching characters who find their ordinary lives unexpectedly thrown into chaos in an exquisite and emotionally resonant novel about the search for the truth and unconditional love.
“A near flawless novel of emotional truth.” -- Evening Standard