Differences Between The Movie and Book
In the movie adaptation, Janie's last name is Jessmon, her birth name is Jennifer Marguerite Sands, and her birth mother's name is Sada. The character is depicted with straight red hair and Jodie is her younger sister; the twins don't exist in the movie. Also, the book is mostly concerned with the discovery of Jennie Spring and Janie's struggle to discover her true identity, while, in the movie, the audience is informed of this struggle in a more revealing, but brief, manner, in addition to conveying how the protagonist adapts to her birth family. One reviewer stated "Janie struggles with questions about the family she thought was her own, and the identity of her long-lost biological parents."
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