Hadley Leggett in conversation with Elise Hooper — 'Not a Perfect Science'
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Third Place Books welcomes author Hadley Leggett to our Seward Park store for a conversation about her new novel , the story of an unexpected friendship between a marriage expert's unhappy wife and the undercover journalist investigating him for research fraud.. Author Elise Hooper joins in conversation.
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About Not a Perfect Science. . .
Dr. Darren Mitchell's groundbreaking research can measure love on a brain scan, and he's built an empire teaching couples how to make marriage last. Meanwhile, Nora Mitchell has played the devoted wife and mother, sacrificing her dream of becoming a journalist to support Darren's skyrocketing career. She keeps her resentment buried deep--until a glamorous new neighbor moves next door.
A successful journalist and recent divorcée, Erika is everything Nora longs to be: bold, unapologetic, and fiercely independent. Their instant friendship awakens a dangerous desire in Nora to imagine herself outside her husband's shadow. But unbeknownst to Nora, Erika didn't arrive by accident. She's investigating an anonymous tip alleging every scrap of Darren's award-winning research is fake.
As Nora's unwitting revelations lead Erika closer to the truth, and as Erika's influence drives a deepening wedge in Nora's marriage, both women must ask themselves: What are we willing to destroy to have the lives we were meant to live?
Hadley Leggett writes twisty family dramas exploring truth in shades of gray. She holds a doctorate in medicine from the University of California, San Francisco, and is a graduate of the science communication program at UC Santa Cruz. After moving all over the United States during her childhood, she now lives in Seattle with her husband and three children, as well as three cats and a very sassy rescue pup. She published her first novel, the award-winning All They Ask Is Everything, in 2024.
A native New Englander, Elise Hooper spent several years writing for television and online news outlets before getting a MA and teaching high-school literature and history. Her debut novel The Other Alcott was a nominee for the 2017 Washington Book Award. Her novels, including Learning to See, Fast Girls, Angels of the Pacific, and The Library of Lost Dollhouses center the lives of extraordinary but overlooked historical women. Elise lives in Seattle with her husband and two daughters.
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