‘The silence of being a victim/survivor can be as traumatic as the event itself, especially if the sexual abuse is committed by those in power and perceived as God’s servants. Jane’s courageous poems give these victims a powerful voice and will, in time, help them heal.’

– Ken Clearwater ONZM, Male Survivor Advocate.

‘These are poems that dare to rage against a hidden ‘crucifixion,’ to walk the unholy stations of hurt that women have encountered behind church doors, to tear away the ecclesiastical privilege that enshrined the abusers’ rights to silence, to honour the survivors who have risen from the wreckage and reconstructed their frail faith. They insist our bodies are ‘sacred ground [we] will never surrender.’

– Dr Tracey Slaughter, Senior Lecturer, English and Writing Studies, University of Waikato