'Outstanding... An elegant masterpiece... Wry but also warm and generous' Roxane Gay ' Funny
exciting vulnerable - truly visionary' Alexander Chee Ten days after calling off her wedding
CJ Hauser went on an expedition to study the whooping crane. After a week wading through the
gulf she realised she had almost signed up to live somebody else's life. In this intimate
frank and funny memoir in essays CJ Hauser lets go of 'how life was supposed to be' and goes
looking for more honest ways of living. She kisses internet strangers officiates a wedding
visits a fertility clinic. She reads Rebecca in the house her new boyfriend shared with his
ex-wife and rewinds Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story to learn how not to lose
yourself in a relationship. She writes about friends and lovers ghosts and robots grief and
heartbreak blood family and chosen family and asks what more expansive definitions of love
might offer us all. The Crane Wife is a book for anyone whose life doesn't look the way they
thought it would for anyone trying if sometimes failing to find joy in the unexpected.
'What a fantastic original funny and touching voice! C J Hauser is a wondrous writer. This
book will give so much happiness.' CRESSIDA CONNOLLY author of AFTER THE PARTY 'Brilliant
and beautiful... An absolute must-read' FRANCES CHA author of IF I HAD YOUR FACE
'Compassionate and funny and brave. CJ is a master story weaver. I was left wanting more in
the best way possible.' CHARLIE GILMOUR author of FEATHERHOOD ' A thrillingly original
deconstruction of desire and its many configurations' Publishers Weekly 'Bold and brilliant
and psychologically exquisite CJ Hauser is a deeply gifted and generous writer. THE CRANE WIFE
is enthralling.' CHARLOTTE FOX WEBER author of WHAT WE WANT 'I ntimate witty and beautifully
crafted' Elle
