
Young Jane Young
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Karen White
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By:
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Gabrielle Zevin
Young Jane Young's heroine is Aviva Grossman, an ambitious congressional intern in Florida who makes the life-changing mistake of having an affair with her boss - who is beloved, admired, successful, and very married - and blogging about it. When the affair comes to light, the congressman doesn't take the fall, but Aviva does, and her life is over before it hardly begins. She becomes a late-night talk show punchline; she is slut shamed and considered a blight on politics in general. How does one go on after this?
In Aviva's case, she sees no way out but to change her name and move to a remote town in Maine. She tries to start over as a wedding planner, to be smarter about her life, and to raise her daughter to be strong and confident. But when, at the urging of others, she decides to run for public office herself, that long ago mistake trails her via the Internet like a scarlet A. For in our age, Google guarantees that the past is never, ever truly past, that everything you've done will live on for everyone to know about for all eternity. And it's only a matter of time until Aviva's daughter, Ruby, finds out who her mother was and is and must decide whether she can still respect her.
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Critic reviews
"Narrator Karen White animates five perspectives in this story of Aviva, a young intern who has a disastrous affair with a congressman.... White excels at using accents, intonations, and emotions to create believable portrayals of primary and secondary characters.... White captures relationship dynamics and irony with a light touch that reveals darker themes of sexism and the unforgiving nature of the Internet." (AudioFile)
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The performance was spectacular. The different voices were unique in tone and character. I could not stop listening and was very sad when I got to the end of the story. Can there be a sequel???
Creative, inspiring, captivating
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A quick, fun read/listen.
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A wonderful read. Loved listening and might listen again
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Great story and format
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Love this. It’s fresh. It’s funny. Has substance.
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Funny, charming...
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
YES (see below)What did you like best about this story?
My mother and grandmother are elected officials and I'm currently volunteering on a congressional campaign (for a woman) and this was just so emotionally accurate. Although there were parts where you had to suspend your disbelief for sure, the writing was so able to capture the emotion of mother/daughter relationships, elections, public perceptions, and just what it's like to be a woman. i literally could not stop listening to this book and finished it in about two days. the ending made me cry, and i can't remember the last time that happened.Which scene was your favorite?
any number of ruby's emails, but my favorite line was probably "i don't know if it's normal in my country for event planners to run for mayor."i also LOVED the chapter in which ruby forges an extremely unlikely friendship.
If you could rename Young Jane Young, what would you call it?
"i don't know if it's normal in my country for event planners to fur mayor" :)Best book of the summer!!
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Easy listen
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Humor + social commentary
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An alternative look at political sex scandals
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