{"title":"Jonathan Evison","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"this-is-your-life-harriet-chance-jonathan-evison-paperback","title":"This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! -- Jonathan Evison, Paperback","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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Evison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616206017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Evison is the author of four previous novels, including \u003ci\u003eAll About Lulu, West of Here, The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance!\u003c\/i\u003e He lives with his wife and family in Washington State.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Evison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44353573519588,"sku":"9781616206017","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781616206017.jpg?v=1719495508"},{"product_id":"lawn-boy-jonathan-evison-paperback","title":"Lawn Boy -- Jonathan Evison, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the American Library Association's Top 10 Most Banned Books for the past two years, this award-winning coming-of-age novel takes readers into the heart and humor of a young man \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edetermined to achieve the ever-changing American dream. He just happens to find himself along the way.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mike Muñoz Is a Holden Caulfield for a New Millennium.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e For Mike Muñoz, life has been a whole lot of waiting for something to happen. Not too many years out of high school and still doing menial work--and just fired from his latest gig as a lawn boy on a landscaping crew--he's smart enough to know that he's got to be the one to shake things up if he's ever going to change his life. But how? He's not qualified for much of anything. He has no particular talents, although he is stellar at handling a lawn mower and wielding clipping shears. But now that career seems to be behind him. So what's next for Mike Muñoz? 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