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Looking for Jane

By: Heather Marshall
Narrated by: Sarah Borges
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A story of female unity that transcends generations. Based on the true story of the Jane Collective, an illegal underground abortion service, Looking for Jane reimagines the fraught battle for reproductive rights and the women who demanded the right to choose.

Just tell them you're looking for Jane....

1960

It starts with a phone call, with someone looking for Jane. They are put through to Dr Evelyn Taylor, a member of the Jane Network who provides safe but illegal abortions. No names are exchanged. No identities are revealed. And no one knows Evelyn is still traumatised by being forced to give her own baby up for adoption years before. Now, despite harrowing police raids and the constant threat of arrest, Evelyn is determined to give other women the choice she never had.

1970

A doctor once told Nancy Mitchell that if she ever found herself 'in a position' she should find Jane. Now, positive pregnancy test in hand, Nancy starts her search. Soon she's the newest volunteer for the Jane Network, desperately trying to help others while family secrets threaten everything she knows to be true.

2020

Angela Creighton finds a letter containing a life-shattering confession. In her search for the recipient, she discovers a book about the Jane Network by Dr Evelyn Taylor. Contacting the author, Evelyn realises Angela and her mysterious letter might hold the key to providing her the closure she's been searching decades for.

Spanning decades, Evelyn, Nancy and Angela's lives intertwine to reveal the devastating consequences that come from a lack of choice and the buried truths that will always find a way to the surface....

©2022 Heather Marshall Inc (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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I liked the fact that the author did research before writing the novel. I don't like abortion that's only thing. However I respect other people's choice

Sad story

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Looking for Jane is one of the best books I've ever read. incredible. inspiring and empowering. a story about motherhood and choice. please read it.

incredibe

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REALLY enjoyed this book!!! Poignant and provocative - highlights the absolute NECESSITY of legal abortion and women’s rights!!! Great character developments and storyline - fictional but could easily be non-fiction 👍 Thank you 🙏

Important read

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I was truly moved by this story, and it has prompted me to find out more about forced adoptions and abortion rights in my own country.

What a story!

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The narrator’s tone is too upbeat for this book in my opinion. Good book but the narration was grating.

Wrong narrator but good book

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