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Jane Tara

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Born

in Sydney, Australia

Website

http://www.janetara.com

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Genre

Contemporary, Humor and Comedy, Self Help

Influences

Female travellers like Jane Digby.

Member Since

April 2012

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Jane Tara has published over a hundred children's books, several plays and five novels. She's a daily meditator, a sucker for a rescue mutt and, most of all, a front-row cheerleader for her two sons. She spent thirteen years wandering the world and lived in five countries but is now happily at home in Sydney.

For more information, and Jane's musings about meditation, manifestation and more, follow her on Substack. ...more

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Jane Tara’s books

Average rating: 3.92 · 4,170 ratings · 775 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	Tilda Is Visible 3.97 avg rating — 3,544 ratings — published 2025 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forecast (Shakespeare Sisters, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 303 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Happy Endings Book Club 3.23 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trouble Brewing (Magic Romance #2) 3.84 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hamlet's Ghost (Magic Romance #1) 4.19 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Che bello vederti, Tilda by Jane Tara (Goodreads Author), Mariagiulia Castagnone (Translator) 4.03 avg rating — 32 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fish Out of Water (The Lost Girls, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 28 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Off the Map (The Lost Girls #2) 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Around the World in 80 Ways: 80 fun things to do with little travellers on long trips it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas Day Delivery 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Lost Girls

It's out! Finally, book 1 of my new series THE LOST GIRLS. I'm so excited to share this with everyone.
Contemporary YA romance and travel...

Sometimes you need to get lost to find yourself.

• 5 friends
• 8 countries
• 1 amazing adventure

An exciting new series about friendship travel and love

Book 1 is FISH OUT OF WATER, set in one of my favourite places in the world... Japan.

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Magic Romance (3 books)
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Jane Tara (Goodreads Author)

3.60 avg rating — 403 ratings

The Lost Girls (2 books)
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4.30 avg rating — 44 ratings

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Jane Tara rated a book it was amazing Dust by Josh Plasse (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I was given an ARC of Dust and now I’m telling everyone about it. I can’t believe it’s a debut – it’s so well written with all the elements that make an epic fantasy. I’m predicting big things for Dust and excited for everyone else to read it so I ha ...more
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Jane Tara rated a book it was amazing Tilda Is Visible by Jane Tara (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Yes, I wrote it and I'm still rating it... A shoutout to others who are doing the same. Thank you for taking the time to read, review and rate... no matter what that rating is. In gratitude... Jane x ...more
Mar 16, 2024 08:17PM · 11 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Tilda Is Visible by Jane Tara. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Tilda Is Visible by Jane Tara <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Jane Tara shared a quote “How the world sees us, how other people see us is meaningless. What’s important is how we see ourselves. We must be visible to ourselves.” Jane Tara
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Jane Tara shared a quote “Once we’ve grown used to the weight of loss and the impermanence of everything, something shifts.” Jane Tara
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Quotes by Jane Tara (?)

“Whenever my mum gets depressed about her age, she goes to Paris.”
― Jane Tara, The Happy Endings Book Club

tags: growing-older, paris

14 likes

“It’s often only as beauty fades that it becomes apparent it was ever there.”
― Jane Tara, The Happy Endings Book Club

tags: aging-gracefully, beauty

8 likes

“Age has taught me that what other people think of me is none of my business.”
― Jane Tara, The Happy Endings Book Club

tags: age, growing-older, women-and-ageing

8 likes

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December 2020 Group Read - set at CHRISTMAS

Midwife On The Orient Express: A Christmas Miracle by Fiona McArthur

20 votes, 45.5%

The Happy Endings Book Club by Jane Tara

9 votes, 20.5%

Two Weeks 'til Christmas by Laura Greaves

9 votes, 20.5%

Second Chance Christmas by Nicki Edwards

6 votes, 13.6%

44 total votes

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Jane’s Quotes

“Support groups are like bras – some aren’t that supportive.”
― Jane Tara, Tilda Is Visible

tags: ageing-well, humor, women, women-empowerment

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“We can’t force healing on anyone else. All you can do is be a beacon of light for others.”
― Jane Tara, Tilda Is Visible

tags: ageing-well, healing, women, women-empowerment

4 likes

“Once we’ve grown used to the weight of loss and the impermanence of everything, something shifts.”
― Jane Tara, Tilda Is Visible

tags: ageing, getting-older, women, women-empowerment

4 likes

“How the world sees us, how other people see us is meaningless. What’s important is how we see ourselves. We must be visible to ourselves.”
― Jane Tara, Tilda Is Visible

tags: ageing, visibility, visibility-quotes, women

3 likes