A perfect life centers on a postdoctoral researcher whos searching for the genetic marker for a disease that runs in her own family its the early 1980s and jane weiss is one of the few women in the labs at mit the novel is populated with an interesting quirky cast of characters and eileen pollack does a good job of conveying the science behind janes quest though it proceeds far faster than a real research project would the writing is slightly clunky however and some of those quirky. A perfect life was a tender story about a relationship between an older woman with a diabetic teenage daughter and a younger man who was in a destructive relationship with a co worker with sons and an abusive husband a perfect life is about the journey of three people who come of age after coming to terms with the curveballs thrown at them by life. In this unforgettable tale the incomparable danielle steel has written a novel that pulsates with emotion and honesty as three people face the truth about themselves a perfect life is about what we do when facades fall away and we can no longer run from the truth as old ideas fail everything changes and life is suddenly brand new. A perfect life is a novel of scientific and self discovery about learning how to embrace life and love no matter what may come eileen pollack conjures a thought provoking emotionally resonant story of one womans brilliance and bravery as she confronts her deepest fears and desires and comes to accept the inevitable and the unexpected