Joan Chase Bowden

Joan Lucille Chase (November 26, 1936 – April 17, 2018) was an American novelist and short story writer known for her poignant explorations of fractured family dynamics and female relationships. Her notable works include "During the Reign of the Queen of Persia," which won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, and "The Evening Wolves." She taught at institutions such as the Iowa Writers' Workshop and Princeton University before passing away in Needham, Massachusetts.