The Liberation of Jane Carter
A Novel
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Pub Date Sep 8 2026 | Archive Date Sep 22 2026
Sibylline Press | Sibylline Digital First
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Description
A miserly farmer’s wife, Jane Carter’s destiny is grim, until her daughter awakens her hope
It is the early 1900s in the mountains of Upstate New York where miners eke out a dangerous living. In order to save Jane from such a lifestyle, her family forces her into a marriage with Amos, a farmer ten years her senior. Amos has one goal, to expand his farm, and Jane’s role is to give him children who can serve as free farmhands. But Jane, who wasn’t able to speak up for herself as a fifteen-year old girl, wants more for her children.
Though Amos staunchly believes school is a waste of time, their daughter Eunie goes and begins to learn more about the world beyond the four walls of the cramped shanty the family lives in. She brings her discoveries home to Jane: women got the right to vote, they drive motor cars, they have opinions that they can openly vocalize. Jane’s constrained and drab existence without any means of escape from her husband’s demands is in sharp contrast to the future that her educated daughter will have.
The Liberation of Jane Carter is filled with heartbreaking loss offset by the hope Jane’s daughter presents. It’s enough. Jane’s own liberation is hard-won when it eventually comes, the reader rooting for her every step of the way.
Advance Praise
“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
“Carol Hoenig’s skillful depiction of a woman desperate for a better life, willing to sacrifice herself so her daughter can get out, is a poignant portrait; Jane Carter will stay in your mind long after the last page.”
—Julia Park Tracey, The Bereaved and Silence
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9798897409198 |
| PRICE | $5.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 240 |
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Featured Reviews
Thank you Netgalley, the author and publisher for this advanced copy. I absolutely loved this book. I could not put it down. Jane is so well written. The story is heartbreaking and had be sobbing throughout. I loved how the author immersed us in the life of Jane’s family and all the new technological advances did seem so foreign. This is the kind of book that should be part of an English literature curriculum.
Reviewer 2118777
I got an e-arc from NetGalley for this book, and I am so glad I did. It is my arc for the month and this book was refreshing in-between reads. It got me out of my reading slump. I could not stop reading. This book follows Jane as she takes on the role of a farmer's wife in the 1930's New York. We see her story of liberation unfold as she becomes a courageous and progressive woman. Jane is a farmer's wife, she has kids and she raises these kids day in an day out. She has an emotionally unavailable, stoic husband that only wants what's best for the farm. We see Jane slowly develop into a the newer era of how things are changing for women through the help of the progressive school teacher. I love the history this novel goes through it is subtle and gentle. We see the characters go through the downsides of war. This book is caring and encouraging really it is a warm hug to women everywhere. I felt so much for Jane. I wanted her to be free from those old timey ways for women. I am glad she found the strength to break-free and live as a progressive woman with her family. Great historical fiction read!
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