The Evolution of Jane (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780547520315)

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 Gal疳agos, 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

Author: Cathleen Schine
ISBN-10: 054752031X
ISBN-13: 9780547520315
Publisher: Mariner Books
Language: English
Published: 04/14/2011
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.09h x 5.27w x 0.54d