Jani Confidential A Memoir

An acerbic, witty, wry, bittersweet, and exquisitely penned memoir, Jani Confidential tells how Jani Allan became a world-famous columnist and reveals much of life behind the scenes at the Sunday Times. Those who remember the “Just Jani” column will be intrigued and delighted, and those who missed out on those heady times will be captivated by this memoir of betrayal, back-stabbing, and life in the very fast lane. A storyteller beyond compare, she shares her remarkable story—from her adoption, her controlling mother, and the fallout of two broken marriages to the fabulous brittle creature that the tabloids tore to shreds, devoured, and then spat out.

Jani Allan is a South African columnist who became well known for publishing a weekly column at the Sunday Times, where she worked between 1980 and 1989. She has interviewed everyone from cabinet ministers to Hollywood royalty. She is now a restaurant diarist and animal rights advocate. She lives in Lambertville, New Jersey.