Tilda Is Visible

A Novel

By: Jane Tara

Narrated by: Caroline Lee

A self-help book wrapped in a funny, poignant novel, Tilda Is Visible is for anyone who has ever looked in the mirror and found fault within themselves.

“Life-altering fiction . . . When Tilda realizes she’s slowly, literally disappearing, she brings us along on a quietly revelatory journey as she learns how to live in a new reality. It might just change yours too.”—People

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Tilda Finch is a successful businesswoman, a mother to two wonderful adult daughters, and besides an unexpected divorce, she’s living a relatively happy life. Until she wakes up one morning and her finger seems to have disappeared. She thinks back to the kombucha she drank the night before—perhaps it was spiked? Studying herself in the mirror, she discovers one of her ears has also disappeared! She rushes to the doctor, who after a multitude of tests says she’s sorry to inform her that she has invisibility, a disorder that affects millions of women worldwide, mostly after the age of forty—she is disappearing, and there is no cure.

Tilda isn’t overly surprised. She’s felt invisible for years. But after attending a support group for women like her and seeing how resigned they are to simply fading away, she thinks there must be a better way. Hesitant, she seeks out a controversial therapist who compels her to realize that she can’t expect the world to see her if she can’t first see herself. And the new man she meets, who she thinks is blind to her faults, might just see her more clearly than anyone has ever before. Because if we can get the voices in our heads to stop being so critical and be more compassionate, we might realize how wonderful we truly are.

©2025 Jane Tara (P)2025 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

“Fun, freeing, and wise, Tilda Is Visible is a manual, a manifesto for those of us (all of us?) who are still so hard on ourselves–even though we’re old enough to know better!”—Fran Littlewood, New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace Adams

“A warm, big-hearted story encompassing all the foolishness and wisdom, rage and humor, and most of all, the hope at the heart of midlife.”—Eleanor Brown, New York Times bestselling author of The Weird Sisters

“Tilda Is Visible is an uplifting and thought-provoking story about rediscovering yourself. Jane Tara reminds us how important it is to show kindness and compassion, toward ourselves and others.”—Margarita Montimore, USA Today bestselling author of Oona Out of Order

Unique, fun storyline, couldn’t put it down

Original spin on age old problems. This unique storyline brings a new perspective to challenges women face in marriage, career, motherhood, health and more, while maintaining a lighthearted and humorous narrative. Tilda is Visible offers an interesting adventure that weaves in heartache, romance, friendship, determination to achieve your life dreams and the will to not only survive, but thrive with a fun told, yet practical self help guide. The narrator was engaging and dynamic.

Amazing, creative way

to bring hope to women over 30 all over the world. I will listen to this book many times over.

Outstanding!

This was a fantastic story with excellent narration! I am a huge fan of Caroline Lee narrating any story, but this story inparticular was exceptional! I am a 45 year old woman in perimenopause, and also a photographer, so the content was extremely relatable. Thank you, Jane Tara, for your research and self-help work put into a novel! I would not have listened to this book if it was a non-fiction self-help book! I can’t praise this book enough!