Books
Jane experienced breast cancer in 2001 and her two books, Welcome to the Amazon Club and The Pink Party, describe her diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and adjustment to a 'new normal'. Both books are available for purchase in Jane's Shop.
Jane edited Oysters for Lunch, a collection of short works by women living with metastatic (advanced) breast cancer. This book is now out of print - please contact Jane for information.
Welcome to the Amazon Club
$20 (includes shipping in New Zealand)
For international orders please contact Jane. This book tells the story of Jane's first year with breast cancer. Written as a journal, Jane writes of the roller coaster ups and downs, the effects of surgery, chemotherapy and other treatments in a way that is candid yet heart breaking as she struggles to cope with a 'new normal'.
Longacre Press 2004
The Pink Party
$20 (includes shipping in New Zealand)
For international orders please contact Jane.
This is Jane’s second book about the extraordinary journey that is a woman’s experience with breast cancer. When treatment is finished, people think all is well. That couldn't be further from the truth. Jane writes of the joys, fears and achievements in her own life and in the lives of two other women, united by the breast cancer journey they share.
Klarer Lasserre Books 2007
Oysters for Lunch
Currently unavailable for purchase.
In 2010, Jane conducted a creative writing workshop with women living with metastatic breast cancer. The writing from the workshop - short stories and poems - was edited by Jane into this insightful and poignant collection of powerful writing by women facing a terminal illness.
Sweet Louise 2011