At last-Ellen Gilchrist's beloved Nora Jane stories, gathered together for the first time in a vibrant, hilarious, and deeply moving collection. Gilchrist fans have long enjoyed their glimpses of smart, willful Nora Jane Harwood in six previous collections.Here now are the collected Nora Jane stories-including a new novella-following her from scrappy adolescence in New Orleans through a delightfully eccentric life as wife, mother, and independent spirit in Berkeley, California.