Young Jane Young

A Novel

De: Gabrielle Zevin

Narrado por: Karen White

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.

©2017 Gabrielle Zevin (P)2017 HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books

Reseñas de la Crítica

"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)

A quick, fun read/listen.

I really liked this book. I first thought it was going to be a mostly humorous book, but found it to have a much deeper story, more guts. Don’t get me wrong.. I laughed out loud or chuckled to myself plenty of times throughout, but it also held my interest because of what Aviva went through and rose above. Plus, Ruby was an enjoyable character. I know it’s fiction, but I applaud a side story of a smart, young person being raised correctly by a single mom! A quick, fun read/listen.

Creative, inspiring, captivating

I loved the creative structure of the novel (each part features the perspective of a different female character). The characters are likeable and imperfect and hilarious. I laughed out loud multiple times while listening. The story is an inspiration for women (and men) of all ages.
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???

A wonderful read. Loved listening and might listen again

I loved the characters. Very well done. Each had faults and good qualities. Just like real life. Book was funny. And believable. Living in DC I can see this playing out in real life. I sure many readers have regrets from the past. Or wish to have a re-do from some aspect of life. While not possible the book showed the possibility of a deciding to keep moving forward no matter what. Loved Jane!

Great story and format

My second Levin book, really excellent just like Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow. Great character development and exceptional story

Love this. It’s fresh. It’s funny. Has substance.

This book wonderful. I loved everything about it. The story, the performance. It was the third book I read by Gabrielle Zevin. I can’t wait for the next.