February Book Discussion – Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall

Date: Thursday, February 8^th

Time: 6:00 p.m.

St. Marys Community Public Library is featuring Looking for Jane by New York Times bestselling author Heather Marshall in a discussion on Thursday, February 8^th, 2024. The discussion will be from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. Books are available at the library for checking out and reading prior to the discussion.

When Angela Creighton discovers a mysterious letter containing a life-shattering confession in a stack of forgotten mail, 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 . . .

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.

After discovering a shocking secret about her family history, 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.

Weaving together the lives of three women, Looking for Jane is an unforgettable debut about the devastating consequences that come from a lack of choice—and the enduring power of a mother’s love.

Check out a copy of Looking for Jane at the library for reading prior to the discussion.

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