{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616206017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Jonathan Evison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662239690908,"sku":"9781616206017","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bb689875-3863-4cec-9b2f-f134bb200f39.jpg?v=1603901444","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/this-is-your-life-harriet-chance-9781616206017","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}