{"product_id":"this-is-your-life-harriet-chance-9781616206017","title":"This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Evison's writing crackles on the page.\"*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With Bernard, her husband of fifty-five years, now in the grave, seventy-eight-year-old Harriet Chance impulsively sets sail alone on an Alaskan cruise that her late husband had planned. But what Harriet hoped would be a voyage leading to a new lease on life becomes a wildly surprising and revelatory journey into her past. \u003cbr\u003e Jonathan Evison has crafted a bighearted novel with an endearing heroine at the helm. Part dysfunctional love story, part poignant exploration of mother-daughter relationships, nothing is what it seems in this bittersweet tale, told with humor and humanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An irresistible, inventive novel full of important ideas about how we live our lives as parents, children, partners, and human beings.\" \u003cb\u003e--Jami Attenberg, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Middlesteins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Infused with Evison's characteristic empathy and heart and humor . . . He's got a talent for character, emotion and pacing.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Open-hearted, effervescent.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Wildly entertaining.\" \u003ci\u003e--The Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThis Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!\u003c\/i\u003e is a pleasurable mix of the crazy escapades, changing relationships and thoughtful reflections that make up a life.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--The Toronto Star\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Slowly, and with admirable, dark precision, Evison lays Harriet bare . . . And with Harriet Chance--poor, frustrated, flummoxed Harriet--Evison has found his ideal foil.\" \u003cb\u003e--NPR.com\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"It's hard to imagine the reader who won't be moved by this lively, lovely work.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--The Denver Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvison, Jonathan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jonathan Evison is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eAll About Lulu\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWest of Here\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLawn Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLegends of the North Cascades\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife and family in Washington State.","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725515788562,"sku":"9781616206017","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0c48af7a-7299-4199-a754-e241ffe30c3b.jpg?v=1734832231","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-is-your-life-harriet-chance-9781616206017","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}