Young Jane Young
A Novel
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4.2 • 67 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW AND THE STORIED LIFE OF A. J. FIKRY
“SLY, EXHILARATING . . . HILARIOUS.” —People (Book of the Week)
"BRILLIANT AND HILARIOUS." —Chicago Tribune
This is the story of five women . . .
Meet Rachel Grossman.
She’ll stop at nothing to protect her daughter, Aviva, even if it ends up costing her everything.
Meet Jane Young.
She’s disrupting a quiet life with her daughter, Ruby, to seek political office for the first time.
Meet Ruby Young.
She thinks her mom has a secret. She’s right.
Meet Embeth Levin.
She’s made a career of cleaning up her congressman husband’s messes.
Meet Aviva Grossman.
The Internet won’t let her or anyone else forget her past transgressions.
This is the story of five women . . .
. . . and the sex scandal that binds them together.
From Gabrielle Zevin, the bestselling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry, comes another story with unforgettable characters that is particularly suited to the times we live in now . . .
Customer Reviews
Loved it
Loved all these characters. Great book. Fast read!
Slow Start, weak characters, left hanging
Before this book, I read Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Zevin and it was absolutely amazing. The characters were intriguing and vivid. The themes strong. And satisfying to read from beginning to end. This book not so much. I almost gave up on it. The characters aren’t flat, but lack strong depth. I also personally see an unresolved “cliff hanger” ending as “easy”. Wrapping up an ending is hard to do well, but ending it without the results of the election, aftermath, and what’s next is something I personally do not like. I also felt like when speaking of female politicians, it leaves out a key piece. A big reason for it being hard for women to run for office and their being fewer females in leadership positions is our nation’s child care crisis. And how hard it is to be a working mother. And that is never mentioned despite mothers being throughout the book.