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All You Have to Do Is Call

Kerri Maher

4.17 AVERAGE

misspresso's review

4.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Superb.

It felt a little too long by the end but overall I enjoyed the story and the characters. I applaud the author for not only writing historical fiction on the Jane network, thereby making it more well known, but covering the varying aspects so delicately and honestly. I felt, with every page, this was accurate. The timing of the one birth was a little too “Lifetime” but that is my only complaint.

I encourage everyone to read this book especially with what is currently happening with women’s rights in so many countries right now.

4.5 stars

namilittlelegs's review

5.0

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

ndbell80's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mmdebish's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

seagoddard's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I enjoyed this fictional tale of the real-life Jane Network. At times it felt a little contrived, but for the most part it was well written and gave solid perspective on women's reproductive health in a pre-Roe v Wade era.

anshu98769's review

4.25

emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

An inspiring, powerful, thought-provoking, deeply humanizing book.

All You Have To Do Is Call by Kerri Maher is a historical novel about the courageous efforts of Jane Collective, also known as Jane. An underground organisation which provided women with safe, clean abortions in Chicago in the 1970s.

This book centres on 3 women Veronica, Patty and Margaret. How they navigate their life through personal and professional struggles. These women find solidarity, a refuge in this organisation.

Veronica, being the leader of Jane, clearly presents us with the dilemma of a woman whose head and heart are in her work. This organisation's sole purpose is to liberate women by helping them take control of their bodies. They fight for the reproductive rights.

Kerri Maher is a brilliant writer. She took this sensitive topic and dealt with it with utter care. I find myself engrossed in it. The novel is fast-paced, and every second, we fear for the safety of these women.

This book talks about female friendships and how empowering that is. If one woman is more free, all women are more free. It will be a beautiful world when a woman starts standing for each other. Gone will be the days when it was said women are the worst enemies of women.