Jane, Robin Maxwell
Jane, Robin Maxwell
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Jane
The Woman Who Loved Tarzan

Author: Robin Maxwell

Narrator: Suzan Crowley

Unabridged: 13 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/18/2012

Synopsis

The only female student in Cambridge University’s medical program, Jane Porter is far more comfortable in a lab coat dissecting corpses than she is in a corset and gown sipping afternoon tea. A budding paleoanthropologist, Jane dreams of traveling the globe in search of fossils that will prove the evolutionary theories of her scientific hero, Charles Darwin.When dashing American explorer Ral Conrath invites Jane and her father to join an expedition deep into West Africa, she can hardly believe her luck. Africa is every bit as exotic and fascinating as she has always imagined, but Jane quickly learns that the lush jungle is full of secrets—and so is Ral Conrath. When danger strikes, Jane finds her hero, the key to humanity’s past, and an all-consuming love in one extraordinary man: Tarzan of the Apes.Jane is the first version of the Tarzan story written by a woman and authorized by the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate. Its publication marks the centennial of the original Tarzan of the Apes.“This stunning sequel to Tarzan is outstanding in its scope and pageantry.… Suzan Crowley is magnificent with her portrayals of the narrator and the protagonist. Her voice develops the Tarzan personality as she teaches him to speak English, and we hear him progress from tentative childish pronunciations to mastering entire sentences and concepts.… For anyone who grew up with the original Tarzan and for all the new legions of fantasy and sci-fi lovers.” —AudioFile

About Robin Maxwell

Robin Maxwell is the national bestselling author of eight historical fiction novels featuring powerful women, including Signora da Vinci and the award-winning Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn, now in its twenty-fourth printing. She lives in the high desert of California with her husband, yogi Max Thomas. Robin also hosts book club weekend getaways at High Desert Eden, a private retreat near Joshua Tree National Park.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jessie Leigh on May 05, 2024

Want to win a copy of Jane?! Head over to my blog to enter (US/Canada only)! Released in the centennial year for the publication of Tarzan of the Apes original publication and endorsed by Edgar Rice Burroughs' estate, Jane is an involving, detailed, engrossing, and yet, original retelling of a well-......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on October 01, 2012

4.5 Stars. Jane is one of the titles I'd been most curious about this year: I thought the concept of telling Tarzan's story from Jane's point of view was fantastic, and that wonderful cover was calling to me, daring me to pick up the book and enter Jane's world. But I worried that it was the kind of......more

Goodreads review by TheBookSmugglers on September 24, 2012

Originally Reviewed on Kirkus' Science Fiction & Fantasy blog The year is 1905, the place Cambridge University. Jane Porter, a headstrong and passionate young woman, is the first female student to be admitted to the university’s sole anatomy laboratory. While she cannot graduate with a degree, Jane’s......more

Goodreads review by Jessie on September 04, 2015

3.5 I enjoyed this, I was so worried at first that the bones she was reverently handling was Tarzans's until we met the missing link people. I did knock off a half star because the ending rushed up too fast, all of a sudden we don't know why Tarzan left Jane, we're told all the missing links were kil......more

Goodreads review by Lolly's Library on August 13, 2012

3.5 stars Okay, I'll admit it, I've never read the original Tarzan books by Edgar Rice Burroughs. I have seen the movies starring Johnny Weismulller and Maureen O'Sullivan. I know, not the best way to be introduced to the series considering how much the books were changed from page to screen, I'd ima......more

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