Jane Hamilton Author Visit

The Friends of the Delaware County District Library is pleased to welcome Jane Hamilton to celebrate her new book, The Phoebe Variations.

This event will take place at the Liberty Branch Library on Monday, October 27th at 6:00pm. The cost for this event is $35 and includes a hardback copy of The Phoebe Variations and light refreshments. Doors will open at 6pm and the book discussion will begin at 6:30pm. After the presentation, Jane will sign copies of her book. Back copies of her other books will also be available for purchase that evening from Beanbag Books.

About the Book

The acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Ruth and A Map of the World (both Oprah Book Club picks) 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.

With the help of her best friend Luna, Phoebe runs away--as far as their friend Patrick O'Connor's chaotic home, where she hopes to go unnoticed among his thirteen siblings. But when Phoebe asks Patrick to chop off her hip-length hair, she's suddenly transformed. Patrick's older brothers can't help but notice the striking, Peter Pan-like stranger who has suddenly appeared in their midst.

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.

Accolades and Early Reviews

• A "most anticipated" book for Fall 2025 by Zibby Owens, creator of Zibby Media, an Oprah Daily Best Book of Fall and a LibraryReads Pick for September.
• A starred review from Booklist, which describes it as “exceptionally nuanced and enthralling, profound and funny” and a positive review from Kirkus, which described the book as an "empathetic chronicle, both tender and comical".
• Praise from fellow authors, including Ann Patchett, who called it a “glorious novel,” and Lydia Conklin, author of Rainbow Rainbow, called it "A charming, hilarious, ruminative, and deeply felt homage to friendship...".

About the Author

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; Allure; O, The Oprah Magazine; Elle; and various anthologies. She lives on an apple farm in Wisconsin.

Info: Check-in at registration and enjoy some light refreshments while mingling with other book lovers.

Host or Publisher Friends of the Delaware County District Library