{"product_id":"we-jane-9781771666701","title":"We, Jane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize \u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2021 Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction \u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2021 Concordia University First Book Prize \u003cbr\u003eLe Grand Prix du livre de Montreal: 2021 Jury Selection \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA remarkable debut about intergenerational female relationships and resistance found in the unlikeliest of places, \u003ci\u003eWe, Jane\u003c\/i\u003e explores the precarity of rural existence and the essential nature of abortion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSearching for meaning in her Montreal life, Marthe begins an intense friendship with an older woman, also from Newfoundland, who tells her a story about purpose, about a duty to fulfill. It's back home, and it goes by the name of Jane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarthe travels back to a small community on the island with the older woman to continue the work of an underground movement in 60s Chicago: abortion services performed by women, always referred to as Jane. She commits to learning how to continue this legacy and protect such essential knowledge. But the nobility of her task and the reality of small-town life compete, and personal fractures within their group begin to grow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe, Jane\u003c\/i\u003e probes the importance of care work by women for women, underscores the complexity of relationships in close circles, and beautifully captures the inevitable heartache of understanding home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13547349\"\u003eAimee Wall\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Book*hug Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771666701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771666706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC035000\"\u003eMedical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNewfoundland-native Aimee Wall is a writer and translator. Her essays, short fiction, and criticism have appeared in numerous publications, including \u003cem\u003eMaisonneuve\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMatrix Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eMontreal Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLemon Hound\u003c\/em\u003e. Wall's translations include Vickie Gendreau's novels \u003cem\u003eTestament\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), and \u003ci\u003eDrama Queens\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), and \u003cem\u003eSports and Pastimes\u003c\/em\u003e by Jean-Philippe Baril Guérard (2017). She lives in Montreal. \u003cem\u003eWe, Jane\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book*hug Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701111984365,"sku":"9781771666701","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_9d54947c-1338-44d4-92a1-ff0e07ca135d.jpg?v=1649945387","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/we-jane-9781771666701","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}