Love and Death in a Perfect World - Softcover

The universality of the story, along with the quality and style of writing, makes for a highly enjoyable read. Frank Denny"

Gerber has succinctly captured the complexities of modern life, and in the voice of her main protagonist, Rosemary Ellis...Bravo to Gerber for creating a varied and often painterly backdrop for her characters evolution. Cate Cabot, author of Uncharted: A Journey Along the Edge of Time and Survival"

I looked forward to each page as Rosemary has struggles and disappointments, yet finally sees the beauty in her everyday I looked forward to each page as Rosemary has struggles and disappointments, yet finally sees the beauty in her everyday life. Sharon Varela"

"Gerber has succinctly captured the complexities of modern life ... and created a varied and often painterly backdrop for her characters evolution." -- Cate Cabot, Uncharted: A Journey Along the Edge of Time and Survival"

Everyone wants a piece of Rosemary Ellis. Her husband, her high-maintenance kid, her pregnant friend, the neighbor with the scary husband, the lonely guy with cancer, the local water-fight forces. Of course she should give all she has to give. It’s what women do, right? With stark insight and wry humor, Love and Death in a Perfect World follows the arc of a modern woman’s life from tender adolescence to hard-edged middle age, offering a fresh, honest look at women’s lives today. Against a backdrop of birth and death, financial turmoil, and environmental clashes, Love and Death in a Perfect World explores deep questions about human nature and modern life: How do we find connection in fractured middle-class America? How do we navigate a world that does not behave as promised? And where do we find the strength to rebuild our lives when expectations are shattered and the “wrong” people win? Gerber delivers a richly textured yet unsentimental portrait of a family that keeps on keeping on, and of a woman who expects to “live in the light” but must instead fight to find her own light in the darkness of everyday life.