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    Looking for Jane: A Novel
    Looking for Jane: A Novel
    Looking for Jane: A Novel
    Audiobook11 hours

    Looking for Jane: A Novel

    Written by Heather Marshall

    Narrated by Sarah Borges

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    This “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).
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateFeb 7, 2023
    ISBN9781797151526
    Author

    Heather Marshall

    Heather Marshall is the instant #1 bestselling author of Looking for Jane. She worked in politics and communications before turning her attention to her true passion: storytelling. Heather lives with her family near Toronto. Visit her website at HeatherMarshallAuthor.com or connect with her on Instagram @HeatherMarshallAuthor.

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    • 5/5
      What an incredible book telling an incredible story every human needs to read. Although it seems heavily focused around the topic of abortion, it is really about women empowering other women to fight for their rights to do what they want. It’s a story no one wants to talk about but is historically accurate and seemingly could be our future again. Thank you for writing this book, Heather Marshall. It needed to be said!

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    • 5/5
      Such a poignant and challenging book to read on an emotional and intellectual level. I am not a proponent of abortion yet this authors story opened a level of empathy in me that I have never known existed. I cannot imagine what the women in the post war went through in Canada and in the United States. The book is really well written and the narration is excellent. I’m grateful I had the opportunity to read it.
    • 5/5
      Must read!!! So much information and story! Please it’s a great book!!