Jane Hamilton, Author of The Phoebe Variations, in conversation with Jim Higgins

Tickets are free to this event, but Boswell asks for RSVPs. The link is below; please RSVP with this link as well as here on Meetup. We will coordinate carpooling and possibly having dinner ahead of time closer to the date.

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Boswell is pleased to welcome beloved Wisconsin author Jane Hamilton back to their store for an evening featuring her new novel, The Phoebe Variations. Hamilton returns with a stunning coming-of-age novel about girls, mothers, and finding one's way in the world.
Seventeen-year-old Phoebe was never interested in her birth family. But on the cusp of her high school graduation, her adoptive mother, Greta, insists on a visit to meet her biological parents and siblings. The encounter is a jolt, a revelation that derails Phoebe, who runs away. What starts as an adolescent rebellion soon spirals into a whirlwind of self-discovery and unexpected connections. As she grapples with her shifting identity and strained relationships, Phoebe must navigate the tumultuous road out of girlhood and chart a new and unknown course.
Author Meg Wolitzer says: “The Phoebe Variations is a glorious novel, which is no surprise - it was written by Jane Hamilton. I absolutely loved this exploration of family, friendship, and personal transformation, and was surprised and moved by Phoebe as she makes her way in the world.” And from Daniel Goldin: "Phoebe is a fascinating hero, an emotional rollercoaster who nonetheless cannot hide her true exuberant nature. And Jane Hamilton tells it all with a mix of wry humor and philosophical musing on literature, music, theater, and life."
Jane Hamilton's novels have won literary prizes, have been made into films, and have been international bestsellers, and two of them, The Book of Ruth and A Map of the World, were selections of Oprah's Book Club. Her nonfiction has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Elle, as well as in various anthologies. She lives on an apple farm in Wisconsin.