{"product_id":"this-is-your-life-harriet-chance","title":"This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThis Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJonathan Evison\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781616206017\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eAlgonquin Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2016\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e320\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eModerate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\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\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! | Jonathan Evison | Paperback | 9781616206017 | Used: Good | Back Stacks E 1743164","offer_id":48180498399384,"sku":"1743164","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81dJe0p36HL.jpg?v=1772226101","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/this-is-your-life-harriet-chance","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}