Description:
A story of love and perseverance set when consumption ravaged America. Anna Patrinos is deserted by her husband-a compelling story of self-sacrifice, resilience and devotion.
Brief description: J B Harris is happily married to her husband of 27 years, mom to three teenagers and two rescue dogs. She loves books, chocolate, wine, and traveling. A graduate of Emerson College's MFA program, she went on to teach fiction at both the undergraduate and graduate levels before publishing her short fiction in such publications as Boston Literary Journal, The Beacon Street Review, Puckerbrush Review, and Grasslimb. She was recently named a finalist in both the 2022 Hal Prize in Fiction and the WOW Spring 22 Flash Fiction Contest. The Immigrant's Wife is her debut novel and is based on a family history mystery that she promised her grandmother she would look into. Although The Immigrant's Wife is very loosely based on what information she could find, it is completely fictional. Still, she regrets that neither her grandmother nor her father survived to read it. Jennifer is currently working on her second novel touted as Still Alice meets Olive Kitteridge.
Review Quotes:
"The Immigrant's Wife is a vivid and haunting novel told with great precision and heart. You can't help but root for Charles and Anna, two star-crossed strivers making their way in an unforgiving world. JB Harris has written a transporting debut." -Christopher Castellani, author of Leading Men
"In Anna, Harris gives us a courageous woman who refuses to let the boundaries of privilege or ethnicity dictate her heart. Even as the pain of displacement, economic uncertainty a heart-rending tragedy test her resolve, she finds her strength through kindness, forgiveness and love. An inspiring story and a sparkling debut." -Katherine A. Sherbrooke, author of The Hidden Life of Aster Kelly
"The Immigrant's Wife shows a real talent for character, place, period. JB Harris moves in Edith Wharton's circle, both in talent and tone." -Dan Weaver, editor in chief of Nation Books, Faber & Faber, Inc., senior editor at Viking Penguin and McGraw-Hill,