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Looking For Jane by Heather Marshall
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A letter is sent from a dying mother to get daughter telling her she was adopted. The letter was put into the wrong letter box and never received. 7 years later the letter is discovered, unraveling the story of young women in the 60's who's babies were sold by nuns (based on real life) and the underground abortion movement in Canada.
I love it when I'm pleasantly surprised by a bookclub read. It's a story of female solidarity, medical/societal progression and individual strength.
On reflection, I've been thinking about the main characters relationships with their loved ones and how this influenced their situations and the decisions there were able to make and how this changed over the decades. In the 1960's Evelyn had biological parents who chose to put her into a home for wayward mothers and her baby sold. In the 2010's Angela is undergoing IVF with her partner Tina. As a society now, we have more choices and freedoms, but even now, depending on your family and community, they can be taken away.
I love it when I'm pleasantly surprised by a bookclub read. It's a story of female solidarity, medical/societal progression and individual strength.
On reflection, I've been thinking about the main characters relationships with their loved ones and how this influenced their situations and the decisions there were able to make and how this changed over the decades. In the 1960's Evelyn had biological parents who chose to put her into a home for wayward mothers and her baby sold. In the 2010's Angela is undergoing IVF with her partner Tina. As a society now, we have more choices and freedoms, but even now, depending on your family and community, they can be taken away.