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Royal Weddings and Perfect Lives
Posted by Carleen Peters in Book News, Competitions
This weekend all eyes will be on William and Kate as they make their first steps into their Happily Ever After. Even the most rational and intelligent among us will be tuning in to witness first hand their big fat fairytale wedding (you can watch it live here from 11.am tomorrow, btw)
A happy occasion, but also one of immense pressure, the whole thing has got us thinking about the demands we still make of ourselves and each other to lead a certain type of life. What is the contingency plan for when things don’t go as we had hoped? How do we find the light on the other side? What does this so called perfect life look like?
These are just some of the themes explored by Polly Samson in her short story collection, Perfect Lives, out in paperback next Thursday. ‘Perfection is fleeting,’ says Samson in a recent interview with American publication The Daily Beast. ‘Things get broken and for all my characters it is only when they accept imperfection that things get better. Some things can’t be repaired but it takes a broken heart to understand the true meaning of love, or a moment of discord to make the tune.’
We’d love to hear to hear your thoughts on the subject. Was there someone you thought had a perfect life and you remember the moment it was revealed to be imperfect? Tell us about it using the comments box below and you could win one of five copies of the book.
Perfect Lives is published on May 5th.
To read an extract from the collection click here.
To watch a great video of Polly talking about the book click here.
To visit Polly’s website click here.
For full prize draw terms click here. Please include your email address in your entry.
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What a shame to spend so much money while some people are starving!!! Those people full of money are only lazy ones and selfish.
Not every one with money are lazy and selfish. I dont think there is such a thing as a perfect life-look at celebreties , royalty, pop stars etc, they all have their own problems to contend with, and no amount of money in the world can make up for the death of a loved one or watching some one you love go through a terrible illness.