The Evolution of Jane (Record no. 3223)
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| fixed length control field | 01968nam a2200169 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780452281202 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 42379167 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS3569.C497 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 813.54 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Cathleen Schine |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Evolution of Jane |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Plume |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 96 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | From the bestselling author of The Love Letter, comes a playful and evocative exploration of the nature of friendship"Classy, intelligent fun." --PeopleSix hundred miles off the Ecuadoran mainland, just south of the equator, the Galpagos Islands are home to diverse species of exotic wildlife--and tourists of every stripe and feather. It is here that Jane Barlow Schwartz embarks on a quest as urgent as Charles Darwin's one hundred and fifty years before: to find out why her childhood friendship with her cousin and soul-mate Martha ended; and what unknown event, family feud, or unintended slight caused the happiest part of her life to become extinct. Along the way, amid blue-footed boobies, red-lipped batfish, and various species mating, squabbling, separating, and coming together again, Jane ponders the origin of her own colorful and peculiar heritage, a secret history of natural selection, and the flawed and fascinating evolutionary process that makes us all who we are.Praise for The Evolution of Jane"A tour de force . . . witty. Consistently amusing and provocative . . . a great pleasure to read."--The New York Times"We should rejoice in a rare novel like The Evolution of Jane. A beautifully descriptive travelogue of the Galpagos . . . wrapped around a rollicking family saga tinged with hints of sexual intrigue. Three cheers."--Barbara Kingsolver, The New York Times Book Review"Hilariously rendered. In her smart, funny, and moving book, Schine weaves a tight bond between natural processes and human love, and reveals to us the spiritual metamorphosis that is life itself."--San Diego Union-Tribune |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Literary Fiction |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | TP SCHI | 1782 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |