{"product_id":"evolution-of-jane","title":"Evolution of Jane","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003e\"We should rejoice in a rare novel like \u003ci\u003eThe Evolution of Jane . . . \u003c\/i\u003ea rollicking family saga tinged with hints of sexual intrigue . . . Three cheers.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchine, Cathleen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - CATHLEEN SCHINE is the author of many novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Three Weissmanns of Westport, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ethe internationally best-selling \u003ci\u003eThe Love Letter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlice in Bed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo the Bird House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShe Is Me\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorkers\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Houghton Mifflin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460377383186,"sku":"9780547520315","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_caadd3ae-9052-4a91-932b-31cd47686769.jpg?v=1730040398","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/evolution-of-jane","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}