Saving Jane Doe: A Novel

By: Carolyn Purcell

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Synopsis: An unplanned pregnancy triggers a woman&’s emotional journey in this &“intense&” and inspiring novel of healing and forgiveness (Lexington Herald Leader). At a seedy Lexington motel, a &“Jane Doe&” has been found unconscious, suffering from amnesia, and clinging to life after getting an illegal abortion. To Dr. Cara Land, third-year medical student at University of Kentucky Hospital, the patient has also become a friend she&’s desperate to help. When she discovers the woman&’s name is Jessica, it&’s the first step in her search for a vanished life. Now that Cara&’s compassionate Uncle Henry hires her a live-in housekeeper, the penniless Jessica—once adrift—has a tenuous hope for the future. However, as Jessica&’s past slowly comes into focus so do the memories of all she left behind—the husband and children she abandoned, the guilt and shame she&’s been trying to outrun, and the fear that there&’s no going back. But Jessica has a lot to discover about herself, those she loves, and the power of faith, family and forgiveness.