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TINY IMPERFECTIONS

Alli Frank Asha Youmans

Small Admissions meets The Wedding Date in this juicy story of mothers, daughters, and second chances, all set against the cutthroat admissions of San Francisco's most prestigious prep school.
At 39, Josie Bordelon's short-lived modeling career as the "it" black beauty of the '90s is far behind her. Now director of admissions at Fairchild Country Day School, the most sought-after private school in San Francisco, she is focused on keeping her gorgeous 17-year-old daughter, Etta, a senior at Fairchild, from making the same mistakes she once did. And her lack of a love life shows it.

But Etta envisions a different future than the one her mother has planned, and as the countdown to graduation begins, tensions rise at home. To make matters worse, Josie's best friend thinks all she needs is to get back out on the dating field. Unfortunately for Josie, the best eye candy she's seen recently is gorgeous Golden Boy, a gay dad of one of the prospective Fairchild students.

As the admissions cycle winds down, Golden Boy turns out to be full of surprises, and Etta's future might have more to do with Josie's past than she could have ever imagined.

Alli Frank and Asha Youmans have both spent over twenty years in education. They live in Seattle, Washington, with their husbands and children. TINY IMPERFECTIONS is their first novel.
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Published 2020-05-05 by Putnam

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Tiny Imperfections is a funny, heart-warming take on finding love in a most unexpected place.

Offers a delightful view inside the cutthroat world of private school admissions that is hilarious, cringe-worthy and all too relevant in today's ultra-competitive educational landscape. I ate this book up like a box of candy; you will too.

Alli Frank and Asha Youmans's Tiny Imperfections mixes the wild world of private school admissions with a story of romance and motherhood that is as charming as it is compelling. Read more...

A fun, snappy read about the over-the-top world of private school admissions and the unbreakable bonds of family. Read more...

With a heroine to cheer for and laugh-out-loud delicacies on every page, Tiny Imperfections is perfect entertainment! You're in for such a fun ride. I loved it!

Frank and Youmans pack their debut with drama... The glitzy, high stakes world and gossipy narrative voice will put readers in mind of Crazy Rich Asians. Read more...

Over-eager parents are just one of the many things heroine Josie Bordelon has to deal with as head of admissions for a tawny private school in San Francisco. These two authors are brave enough to expose the insanity and hilarity that happen during application season... A really funny read.

Perfectly captures the absurdist bubble of San Francisco's tech upper class. A rollicking good read that reminds us that money, power and influence will never be enough to make someone truly happy.

25 Authors and How They're Coping with Social Distancing - Alli Frank: My writing partner, Asha Youmans and I are stoking the creative fires(six feet apart, actually two miles apart) figuring how to launch our book, Tiny Imperfections, amidst a pandemic (May 5 2020). And we thought writing the book was the hard part! My favorite thing about sheltering in place? Oddly, it's the challenge of having to be everything I am inherently not. More at ease with close quarter chaos (I have two daughters, a hyper dog, husband also working from home), honoring a simple life (I'm an adrenaline junkie always on the go), enjoying my own company (I am the group gatherer among my social circle) and feeding people ALL THE TIME (Asha can attest, cooking is not my strong suit). Read more...

Parents and anyone who's ever been to school will love this peek into the turbulent world of private school, from two women who have worked in it for more than 20 years. Get to know three generations of black women in San Francisco as they navigate that universe, along with their relationships, motivations, and a heaping helping of drama.

Youmans and Frank manage to tackle a woman's journey through work, race, and motherhood beautifully in their debut. Tiny Imperfections is laugh out loud funny and full of heart. I can't wait to see what they bring us next!

Youmans and Frank's deep-dive into private school culture sets the stage for a dishy, charming story of West Coast elitism and parenting at its pushiest. But it's the characters, especially the marvelous Bordelon women, who give this delightful novel its heart and humor - and who make you long to be part of the family even after the last page.

Written by two former private school admissions counselors, "Tiny Imperfections" is a hilarious parody of the #momlife you can't believe really exists. A debut novel, this book is also a meaningful look at single motherhood and the power of a grandmother to shape the family. Read more...