Perfectly Undone

Booklist: “Debuting author Raintree has crafted a novel packed with rich, lyrical language, heartbreaking secrets, and enticing characters, a family drama appealing to lovers of women’s fiction. Recommend, especially, to women’s fiction readers who love medical dramas.”

Publishers Weekly: "Raintree’s emotionally intense debut enthralls....Raintree’s lead characters are vividly realized, and readers will be moved by Dylan’s attempt to come to terms with the blame she has carried for years."

Good Housekeeping: "The most sensational, emotionally raw, and satisfying debut of fall."

Today.com: "Dylan Michaels, a young doctor in Portland who’s about to be engaged to her longtime boyfriend, has a picture-perfect life. Or so it seems. Racked with guilt over the role she played in her sister’s death years ago, Dylan realizes she must confront her past — and rediscover herself — if she wants a chance to move forward with her partner, who has a secrets of his own. "

"Manywomen have walked the line between career and love, family and self. Raintree handles the balance with grace and wisdom. Her writing is clear and crisp, the emotion raw and without melodrama. From family secrets to heartbreaking lost love, the characters felt like old friends by the end. Highly recommended.” —Kate Moretti, New York Times bestselling author

 “A touching story of resilience, hope and, above all, forgiveness. It's one woman's journey back to the origin of her passions, the haunting events that shaped her dreams and the people who left the most indelible marks on her heart.” —Marilyn Brant, New York Times bestselling author

“In her debut novel, Jamie Raintree renders a touching family drama that reminds us of the simultaneous fragility and strength of relationships. With a kind touch, Raintree taps into our deepest fears, yet in the end left me full of hope.” —Amy Sue Nathan, author of The Glass Wives and The Good Neighbor

“One lush word at a time, Jamie Raintree draws us deep inside the protections of a broken heart, giving fresh perspective to the thin lines between caring and nurturing, ambition and distraction, the flash of desire and the permanence of love. These characters will live on within me. A must-read.” —Kathryn Craft, author of The Art of Falling and The Far End of Happy

“At once a cautionary tale about the ways in which we try to hide from grief, and a love story about family and the healing power of forgiveness, Perfectly Undone is an emotionally complex tale of unresolved grief and the secrets we keep, both from those who love us and from ourselves.” —Lorrie Thomson, author of What’s Left Behind and Equilibrium

“Smoothly written with palpable emotion, Jamie Raintree’s debut, Perfectly Undone, is a thought-provoking tale where one woman must come to terms with the secrets, expectations, and choices that will shape her life. Raintree is a fresh new voice not to be missed.” –Laura Spinella, bestselling author of Ghosts Gifts and Unstrung

The Today Show included PERFECTLY UNDONE in their Fall 2017 reading guide! Click here to check it out: https://www.today.com/home/best-books-fall-nonfiction-fiction-thriller-memoir-t116551