Perfect Skin by Nick Earls
fiction
? pages, ISBN: ?
Review scribbled down on the 28th of March 2003
I rate this book 6/10: **********

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Oh, yep, this is the third Nick Earls novel that I dig into. This time Nick Earls takes on the topic of single parenthood.
Jon finds himself alone with a baby when his wife dies at the birth. With the good help of his parents he copes with the situation quite well, and he is slowly starting to enjoy life again. Starting to date again, he ends up in several embarrassing situations, often with a cat involved.
This novel got the more serious tone that Zigzag Street had, and is not so laugh-out-loud oriented as Bachelor Kisses.
Ignoring the fact that I cannot remember so much from Zigzag Street, except that the guy there built some kind of doll out of his socks so his dog had something to play with, I think you can see this novel as a "10 years "-after sort of Zigzag Street.
I enjoyed this book, and it certainly made my way to work pass more quickly for a couple of days.

See also my reviews of Nick Earls other books: My review of Nick Earl's Zigzag Street My review of Nick Earl's Bachelor Kisses

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