Young Jane Young

'This sly, exhilarating novel takes on slut-shaming . . . and manages to be hilarious in the process' People

'It's brilliant and hilarious . . . It has a heart. And a spine. It's exactly what we need more of right now.' Chicago Tribune

'A smart, intersectional feminist tour de force' Washington Times

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 has 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 scandal that binds them together.

From Gabrielle Zevin, the bestselling author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, comes another story with unforgettable characters that is particularly suited to the times we live in now.

“Whip-smart and full of great female characters , fans of Maria Semple will adore Young Jane Young - Sarra Manning, Red magazine This clever, thoughtful, witty novel follows what happens after twentysomething Washington intern Aviva falls for the flaky charms of congressman Aaron... The tale is told, brilliantly, in many voices, including Aviva's sharp Jewish mother and the congressman's unexpectedly funny wife. Significantly, there are no male narrators. This is a woman's story - Wendy Holden, Daily MailWitty and insightful with a crowd of strong female voices, this is a brilliant read - Emerald St”

Whip-smart and full of great female characters, fans of Maria Semple will adore Young Jane Young - Sarra Manning, Red magazine

This clever, thoughtful, witty novel follows what happens after twentysomething Washington intern Aviva falls for the flaky charms of congressman Aaron...The tale is told, brilliantly, in many voices, including Aviva's sharp Jewish mother and the congressman's unexpectedly funny wife. Significantly, there are no male narrators. This is a woman's story - Wendy Holden, Daily Mail

Witty and insightful with a crowd of strong female voices, this is a brilliant read - Emerald St

GABRIELLE ZEVIN's internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed books include the novel The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry and the prizewinning children's book, Elsewhere. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is being developed into a feature film by Temple Hill and Paramount Studios, and production for the movie version of A.J. Fikry, for which Zevin wrote the adaptation, has recently finished. Zevin was born in New York and is the daughter of a Korean mother and a Jewish-American father, who both spent their careers working in computers. Zevin is a screenwriter, an occasional critic and a graduate of Harvard University. She currently splits her time between Los Angeles and Stardew Valley.

By the author of international bestseller The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry. Aviva Grossman, an ambitious intern in Florida working for a politician, 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, Aviva takes the fall. She is slut-shamed, labelled as fat and ugly, and considered a blight on politics in general.Aviva sees no way out but to change her name and move to a remote town in Maine. She starts over as Jane the wedding planner, tries to be smarter about her life, and to raise her daughter to be strong and confident. But when, at the urging of others, Jane decides to run for public office herself, that long-ago mistake trails her via the Internet like a scarlet A. These days, the past is never, ever, truly past, everything you've done lives on in the digital world for everyone to know about for all eternity. And it's only a matter of time until Ruby finds out... YOUNG JANE YOUNG is a funny, serious and moving novel about the myriad ways in which roles are circumscribed for women, whether they are young and ambitious interns; mothers attempting to steer their daughters through a male-dominated world; political wives facing an age-old knowledge that fidelity isn't always honoured; or young girls feeling bold about their many choices before they realize the gender restrictions all around them. Gabrielle Zevin captures the double standards alive and well in every aspect of life for women.

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