If This Were Fiction

Winner of the 2023 Book of the Year Award from Chicago Writers Association Finalist for the 2023 Heartland Booksellers Award  Silver Winner for the 2022 Foreword INDIES Book Award If This Were Fiction 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 t