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“The best book of the summer.” (InStyle)<\/p>\n

“I LOVED this novel…. If you have ever sung along to a hit on the radio, in any decade, then you will devour Mary Jane at 45 rpm.” (Nick Hornby)<\/p>\n

Almost Famous meets Daisy Jones & The Six in this “delightful” (New York Times Book Review) novel about a 14-year-old girl\u2019s coming of age in 1970s Baltimore, caught between her straight-laced family and the progressive family she nannies for – who happen to be secretly hiding a famous rock star and his movie star wife for the summer.<\/p>\n

In 1970s Baltimore, 14-year-old Mary Jane loves cooking with her mother, singing in her church choir, and enjoying her family\u2019s subscription to the Broadway Showtunes of the Month record club. Shy, quiet, and bookish, she\u2019s glad when she lands a summer job as a nanny for the daughter of a local doctor. A respectable job, Mary Jane\u2019s mother says. In a respectable house.<\/p>\n

The house may look respectable on the outside, but inside it\u2019s a literal and figurative mess: clutter on every surface, Impeachment: Now More Than Ever bumper stickers on the doors, cereal and takeout for dinner. And even more troublesome (were Mary Jane\u2019s mother to know, which she does not): the doctor is a psychiatrist who has cleared his summer for one important job – helping a famous rock star dry out. A week after Mary Jane starts, the rock star and his movie star wife move in.<\/p>\n

Over the course of the summer, Mary Jane introduces her new household to crisply ironed clothes and a family dinner schedule, and has a front-row seat to a liberal world of sex, drugs, and rock and roll (not to mention group therapy). Caught between the lifestyle she\u2019s always known and the future she\u2019s only just realized is possible, Mary Jane will arrive at September with a new idea about what she wants out of life, and what kind of person she\u2019s going to be. <\/p>\n

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Customers find the book an easy, enjoyable read with a sweet and interesting coming-of-age story. They find the characters relatable and human. The book is described as heartwarming and inspiring, with touching observations and emotions. Readers appreciate the engaging pacing and humor, finding it fun to follow Mary Jane’s evolution over the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n

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