Picture Perfect

Picoult'snovelshavebeenhailedas"engrossing"("People")and"addictivelyreadable"("EntertainmentWeekly").Now,theauthorof"SalemFalls"and"PlainTruth"examinesthefaultlinesofatroubledmarriagein"PicturePerfect"--an"unfailinglyintelligent...undeniablyliterarypsychologicaldrama"("Booklist").Totheoutsideworld,theyseemtohaveitall.CassieBarrett,arenownedanthropologist,andAlexRivers,oneofHollywood'shottestactors,metonthesetofamotionpictureinAfrica.Theysharedchildhoodtales,toastedthefuture,anddeclaredtheirloveinafairy-talewedding.ButwhentheyreturntoCalifornia,somethingaltersthepictureoftheirperfectmarriage.Afrighteningpatternistakingshape-acycleofhurt,denial,andpromises,thinlyveiledbyglamour.Tornbetweenfearandsomethingthatresembleslove,Cassiewrestleswithquestionssheneverdreamedshewouldface:Howcansheleave?Thenagain,howcanshestay?