The Liberation of Jane Carter: A Novel

by Carol Hoenig

She was taught to endure. Her daughter teaches her to dream.

In the early 1900s, fifteen-year-old Jane Carter is forced from the harsh mining settlements of Upstate New York into a marriage her family believes will save her from poverty and danger. Instead, she finds herself trapped in a different kind of hardship. While her husband dreams of expanding his farm, Jane is expected to bear children who will become little more than unpaid labor.

As the new century unfolds, Jane’s daughter, Eunie, discovers a world beyond their isolated homestead through the education her father insists she doesn’t need. She returns home with stories of women who vote, drive automobiles, pursue ambitions of their own, and speak their minds.

With every new possibility Eunie shares, Jane begins to question the life that was chosen for her—and to imagine one she never believed she could claim.

Set against the rugged landscape of Upstate New York during an era of profound social change, The Liberation of Jane Carter is a moving historical novel about resilience, motherhood, and the quiet courage it takes to envision—and fight for—a different future.

Praise for The Liberation of Jane Carter

“The Liberation of Jane Carter is enthralling. Carol pulls you so expertly into the setting—a New York farm in the 1930s—that you start to believe you can tap on the main character’s shoulder to try, in vain, to guide her. It’s a beautifully written story about the decisions we make and those that are made for us.”

—Stacy Raine, founder, Raine Media

About the Author Carol Hoenig is the author of Before She Was a Finley, Without Grace, Of Little Faith and The Author’s Guide to Planning Book Events. She is President of Carol Hoenig Publishing Consultant, Inc., co-owner of On the Road Book Events and co-podcaster on Wildflowers Podcast: Books, Booze and Banter. She’s a member of Women’s National Book Association and presently working on another book or two. Having been raised in Upstate New York, she now lives on Long Island.

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