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Looking for Jane

Summary: "In this powerful debut novel inspired by true stories, three women's lives are bound together by a long-lost letter, a mother's love, and a secret network of people fighting for the right to choose. 2017: When Angela Creighton discovers a mysterious letter containing a life-shattering confession, she is determined to find the intended recipient. Her search takes her back to the 1970s when a group of daring women operated an illegal underground abortion network in Toronto known only by its whispered code name: Jane. 1971: As a teenager, Dr. Evelyn Taylor was sent to a home for "fallen" women where she was forced to give up her baby for adoption-a trauma she has never recovered from. Despite harrowing police raids and the constant threat of arrest, she joins the Jane Network as an abortion provider, determined to give other women the choice she never had. 1980: After discovering a shocking secret about her family, twenty-year-old Nancy Mitchell begins to question everything she has ever known. When she unexpectedly becomes pregnant, she feels like she has no one to turn to for help. Grappling with her decision, she locates "Jane" and finds a place of her own alongside Dr. Taylor within the network's ranks, but she can never escape the lies that haunt her. Looking for Jane is "a searing, important, beautifully written novel about the choices we all make and where they lead us-as well as a wise and timely reminder of the difficult road women had to walk not so long ago" (Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author)"--

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781668015322
  • ISBN: 9781668013687
  • Physical Description: 385 pages ; 24 cm
    print
  • Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2023.
  • Badges:
    • Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes a reader's guide.
Subject: Jane (Abortion service) Fiction
Women Canada Fiction
Abortion Fiction
Abortion services Ontario Toronto Fiction
Reformatories for women Fiction
Choice (Psychology) Fiction
Motherhood Fiction
Toronto (Ont.) Fiction
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 37 of 44 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 44 total copies.
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Abington Community Library FICTION MARSHAL (Text) 50687011815126 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION MARSHAL (Text) 50686016271756 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F MAR (Text) 33240005156065 Adult Fiction Available -
Bedford County Library F MAR (Text) 35010001100484 Adult Fiction Available -
Boone Area Library MAR (Text) 33249024521787 Fiction Checked Out 05/14/2024
Boyertown Community Library MAR (Text) 33249024856712 Fiction Available -
Carroll Valley Library FIC MARSHALL HEATHER (Text)
Endowment: Eleanor L. Keefer Named Endowment, 2023
35740635920036 Fiction Available -
Degenstein Community Library FIC MARSHALL (Text) 35031301253530 Adult Fiction Available -
DuBois Public Library FIC MARSHALL (Text) 61000100094297 Adult Fiction Available -
Ebensburg Public Library FIC MAR (Text) 31814700849018 EBNM Fiction Available -

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