The Evolution of Jane: a Novel by Cathleen Schine

The Evolution of Jane: a Novel by Cathleen Schine

In this "witty novel about family, friendship, and survival of the fittest,"* Cathleen Schine, one of our most astute social observers, examines the origin of species alongside the origins of who we come to be.

In some mysterious family feud or unintended slight, Jane Barlow Schwartz lost a friend, her cousin and soul mate Martha. But years later, surrounded by the exotic wildlife of the Galápagos, Jane and Martha meet again. There, amid the antics of blue-footed boobies and red-lipped batfish, Jane sets off on a quest through her family history to pinpoint the moment when Martha was no longer the Martha she knew. In the process, she ponders instinct, natural selection, and the oddities of evolution that transform us. As Barbara Kingsolver proclaimed in the New York Times Book Review, "We should rejoice in a rare novel like The Evolution of Jane . . . a rollicking family saga tinged with hints of sexual intrigue . . . Three cheers." 

*Elle

Cathleen Schine is the author of several books, including They May Not Mean To, But They Do, The Three Weissmanns of Westport, and The Love Letter. The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine, and The New York Times Book Review have all published her work. She currently resides in Los Angeles.

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ISBN 13	9780547520315
ISBN 10	054752031X
Title	The Evolution of Jane: a Novel
Author	Cathleen Schine
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
Year published	2011-04-14
Number of pages	224
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