Julia is a vivacious woman living a stable life in Stockholm with her boyfriend, Jacob. During a weekend trip to Paris she engages in a passionate affair with Eric, her friend and former au pair charge. For a while Julia's double life goes well and she believes she's struck a balance between her roles as girlfriend and lover. Then the trouble starts... Luckily Julia has her best friend Lisa standing staunchly by her side. With warmth and humor, Lisa loyally helps Julia stay grounded. Who will Julia choose, her lover or her boyfriend?
A Perfect Relationship reads like an intimate diary. It combines chick lit and romance in an uncomplicated way and goes against assumptions of the norm. Female sexuality is accepted and embraced, no preachiness or shame involved. Set in Stockholm and Paris, A Perfect Relationship combines sexiness with the feel-good, entertaining mood of chick lit.

Annäs mother was born in the far north of Sweden but moved to Stockholm when she was twelve. Her father is a Frenchman born in Guadeloupe. Anna's mother was active in the Swedish feminist organization known as Grupp 8 - they fought for women's right to choose, their right to use pain relief at childbirth, and equal salaries - while her father, with his French traditional gender views, couldn't understand why. The varied cultural influences of Annäs upbringing have formed her, opened her mind, giving her a greater understanding for people's differences, as well as an ability to see similarities where they are not immediately apparent.
The plot line of A Perfect Relationship is tried and tested: a woman is torn between two men, one of whom stands for stability. The other has a liberating effect on her through his sense of complete presence - when he's with her. Julia's best friend Lisa stands staunchly by her side and the women are unconditionally loyal to each other. Their relationship is portrayed with humor and warmth and is just as central to the plot as their relationships to the men. This sexy, feminist book does not preach. Combining chick lit and erotica in an uncomplicated way, A Perfect Relationship goes against assumptions of the norm. Female sexuality is accepted and embraced, without the customary feelings of shame. With her sophisticated, intimate prose, Anna Anasthase invites her readers into a story of sex and friendship where they will recognize themselves. The main character's affirmative, uncomplicated view of her sexuality is portrayed in the brisk, nimble style typical of modern French literature. It's a light, entertaining novel that women everywhere can relate to. A Perfect Relationship is a sexy, self-confident book that grabs on to life with both hands.