We, Jane

A remarkable debut about intergenerational female relationships?and resistance found in the unlikeliest of places, ?We, Jane?explores the?precarity of rural existence and?the essential nature of abortion.

Searching 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.

Marthe?travels back to a small town 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, rural life compete, and personal fractures in the small movement?become clear.

We, Jane?probes the importance of care work by?women for women. It underscores the complexity of relationships in close?circles, and beautifully captures the?inevitable heartache of understanding?home. From a celebrated translator of cutting-edge fiction, this is?Red?Clocks?meets?Women Talking;?a quiet, compelling novel?about the?magnitude of women's friendships and connection--individually and across eras.