{"product_id":"if-this-were-fiction-jill-christman-9781496232359","title":"If This Were Fiction: A Love Story in Essays","description":"2023 Heartland Booksellers Award finalist \u003cbr\u003e Foreword INDIES Silver Winner in Autobiography and Memoir \u003cbr\u003e Winner of a 2023 Book of the Year Award from Chicago Writers Association \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf This Were Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e is a love story--for Jill Christman's long-ago fiancé, who died young in a car accident; for her children; for her husband, Mark; and ultimately, for herself. In this collection, Christman takes on the wide range of situations and landscapes she encountered on her journey from wild child through wounded teen to mother, teacher, writer, and wife. In these pages there are fatal accidents and miraculous births; a grief pilgrimage that takes Christman to jungles, volcanoes, and caves in Central America; and meditations on everything from sexual trauma and the more benign accidents of childhood to gun violence, indoor cycling, unlikely romance, and even a ghost or two. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Playing like a lively mixtape in both subject and style, \u003ci\u003eIf This Were Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e focuses an open-hearted, frequently funny, clear-eyed feminist lens on Christman's first fifty years and sends out a message of love, power, and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jill Christman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496232356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496232359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Silver Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2022","brand":"Jill Christman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056383455487,"sku":"9781496232359","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3888381a-dcaf-4e9e-bcb0-e765c46ac416.jpg?v=1685041010","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/if-this-were-fiction-jill-christman-9781496232359","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}