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Jane and Dan at the End of the World

By: Colleen Oakley
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
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AS SEEN ON THE TODAY SHOW • USA TODAY BESTSELLER A ZIBBY OWENS MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025! • A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BOOK CLUB PICK!

"Hilarious."—People

Date night goes off the rails in this hilariously insightful take on midlife and marriage when one unhappy couple find themselves at the heart of a crime in progress, from the USA Today bestselling author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise.

Jane and Dan have been married for nineteen years, but Jane isn’t sure they’re going to make it to twenty. The mother of two feels unneeded by her teenagers, and her writing career has screeched to an unsuccessful halt. Her one published novel sold under five hundred copies. Worse? She’s pretty sure Dan is cheating on her. When the couple goes to the renowned upscale restaurant La Fin du Monde to celebrate their anniversary, Jane thinks it’s as good a place as any to tell Dan she wants a divorce.

But before they even get to the second course, an underground climate activist group bursts into the dining room. Jane is shocked—and not just because she’s in a hostage situation the likes of which she’s only seen in the movies. Nearly everything the disorganized and bumbling activists say and do is right out of the pages of her failed book. Even Dan (who Jane wasn’t sure even read her book) admits it’s eerily familiar.

Which means Dan and Jane are the only ones who know what’s going to happen next. And they’re the only ones who can stop it. This wasn’t what Jane was thinking of when she said “’til death do us part” all those years ago, but if they can survive this, maybe they can survive anything—even marriage.

©2025 Colleen Oakley (P)2025 Penguin Audio
Family Life Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Women's Fiction
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"This sharply original romp is entirely too much fun."—People

"Relatable and sweet...As much fun as you’ll ever have with middle-aged marriage and ecoterrorism."—Kirkus (STARRED)

“Funny banter, heart-racing heists and charming characters abound.”—Woman's World

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I’m glad I took a chance on this book. The narrator was super entertaining, covering all of the characters. The book was a unique story and I highly recommend it.

A surprise hit!

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Really liked the book. It was a fun and exciting read! I would recommend it.

Jane and Dan at the End of the World

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Very strange book but so ridiculous and delightful. Great characters and lots of humor. A fun and engaging book. Fantastic narrator. Highly recommended.

Ridiculous & Delightful

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This was a very silly storyline. I couldn’t finish it. I w as hard to listen to.

The narration was bad.

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The first half or so of this book was somewhat interesting. But then it went off the rails. I’m not sure if this was a satire about climate change or a serious attempt to support the climate change narrative. Maybe it was satire about marriage or a serious attempt to belittle marriage relationships. We were going to quit this book abut 2/3rds of the way through but decided to power on to see if it could get any worse. Spoiler alert, it does. The narrative about their heroic felon daughter was beyond the pale. The back and forth discussions between Jane & Dick was beyond the pale. Don’t waste your time on this drivel.

Stupendously Stupid

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