Looking for Jane: A NovelThis “clever and satisfying” (Associated Press) #1 international bestseller for fans of Kristin Hannah and Jennifer Chiaverini follows three women who are bound together by a long-lost letter, a mother’s love, and a secret network of women fighting for the right to choose—inspired by true stories. 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 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). |
Contents
Section 1 | 1 |
Section 2 | 5 |
Section 3 | 15 |
Section 4 | 23 |
Section 5 | 39 |
Section 6 | 47 |
Section 7 | 59 |
Section 8 | 71 |
Section 19 | 221 |
Section 20 | 231 |
Section 21 | 245 |
Section 22 | 261 |
Section 23 | 273 |
Section 24 | 281 |
Section 25 | 303 |
Section 26 | 309 |
Section 9 | 83 |
Section 10 | 97 |
Section 11 | 103 |
Section 12 | 117 |
Section 13 | 127 |
Section 14 | 145 |
Section 15 | 153 |
Section 16 | 169 |
Section 17 | 199 |
Section 18 | 209 |
Section 27 | 317 |
Section 28 | 323 |
Section 29 | 333 |
Section 30 | 337 |
Section 31 | 357 |
Section 32 | 365 |
Section 33 | 373 |
Section 34 | 383 |
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