{"id":1073,"date":"2017-09-13T15:57:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T19:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/2017\/09\/this-is-your-life-harriet-chance\/"},"modified":"2018-06-30T13:00:06","modified_gmt":"2018-06-30T17:00:06","slug":"this-is-your-life-harriet-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2017\/09\/this-is-your-life-harriet-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"This is Your Life, Harriet Chance"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jonathan Evison – Algonquin Books, 2016<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Harriet Chance is a delightful 78-year-old who enjoys a drink and talking to her late husband, Bernard. When Harriet learns that Bernard won an Alaskan cruise, she consults with him about going\u2014she\u2019s not a traveler, after all\u2014and decides to take the trip. Once on board, Harriet is joined by a tedious, estranged daughter and is confronted with the fact that most of her life has not been as it seemed to her.<\/p>\n

The story is told in the format of the ’50s television program “This is Your Life,” complete with the slow reveal of the contestant\u2019s lifetime of hits and misses. Author Evison\u2019s third-person narration mimics a television host\u2019s as Harriet is laid bare as a wife, mother and friend. This bittersweet novel is a story of regret, redemption and self-forgiveness, with humor and memorable characters. It\u2019s fun and hopeful and very hard to put down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Harriet Chance is a delightful 78-year-old who enjoys a drink and talking to her late husband, Bernard. When Harriet learns that Bernard won an Alaskan cruise, she consults with him about going.<\/p>\n

Read more This is Your Life, Harriet Chance<\/span> ›<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

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