This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! A Novel

<b>“Evison’s writing crackles on the page.”*</b><br><br> 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.  <br> 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.<br><br> “An irresistible, inventive novel full of important ideas about how we live our lives as parents, children, partners, and human beings.” <b>—Jami Attenberg, author of <i>The Middlesteins</i></b><br><br> “Infused with Evison’s characteristic empathy and heart and humor . . . He’s got a talent for character, emotion and pacing.” <b><i>—Los Angeles Times</i></b><br><br> “Open-hearted, effervescent.” <b><i>—The Washington Post</i></b><br><br> “Wildly entertaining.” <i>—The Seattle Times</i><br><br> “<i>This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!</i> is a pleasurable mix of the crazy escapades, changing relationships and thoughtful reflections that make up a life.” <i><b>—The Toronto Star</b></i><br><br> “Slowly, and with admirable, dark precision, Evison lays Harriet bare . . . And with Harriet Chance--poor, frustrated, flummoxed Harriet--Evison has found his ideal foil.” <b>—NPR.com</b><br><br> “It’s hard to imagine the reader who won’t be moved by this lively, lovely work.” <i><b>—The Denver Post</b></i>