Original, fascinating, exceptional, Alteration is an entertaining, engaging, and thought-provoking read from start to finish and one that showcases author Claire Ibarra's deftly crafted, character and narrative driven storytelling style. An extraordinary and unreservedly recommended pick. –Midwest Book Review 

Claire Ibarra’s Alteration is a delightfully offbeat meditation on life’s winding journey. At its heart is Margaret, a quirky and introspective character who one day chooses to limit her world to her comfy bed, sparking a reexamination of her life. As she’s visited in dreams by her late husband, with whom she shares unfinished business, Margaret’s story unfolds with unexpected twists and emotional depth. Ibarra masterfully explores themes of love, loss, and regret through complex relationships and the resilience that carries us forward. The reader will find an artfully crafted narrative that reflects the Margaret in all of us.       –Kaleidoscope Magazine

Margaret has taken to her bed. Her husband Richard has passed. I finished Claire Ibarra’s tender and riveting new novel yesterday, and I’m still seeing the world through its radiant lens. I closed the book reluctantly, in fact. Reading Alteration is like falling into a beguiling dream from which you don’t want to wake. It’s knowing there is a secret here, and it will be revealed slowly. Here is a heartfelt and redemptive novel of love and loss, of grief and guilt, so exquisitely told that you want to stand up and cheer for Margaret and for the author who writes with such intelligence, grace, and tenderness. She has breathed life into her characters, and they will breathe life into you.  –John Dufresne, My Darling Boy