Janet Edwards

Jarra is one of the unlucky few born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets. Derided as an “Ape” - a “throwback”, she is on a mission to prove Earth girls are as good as anyone else. But now the planet she loves is under threat by what could be alien contact....

It’s 2788 and only the "handicapped" live on Earth. Eighteen-year-old Jarra is among the one in a thousand people born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets. Sent to Earth at birth to save her life, she has been abandoned by her parents....

Jarra never wanted to be a celebrity. All she ever wanted was to gain some respect for the people left on Earth. But Jarra's actions have repercussions that spread further than she ever could have imagined, and political unrest threatens to tear apart the delicate balance of peace....

Jarra is stuck on Earth while the rest of humanity portals around the universe. But can she prove to the norms that she's more than just an Earth Girl? Find out....