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Mary Jane
by Jessica Anya Blau
Presented as Almost Famous meets Daisy Jones, how could I ever resist reading this one? Daisy is one of my favs and Almost Famous, damn, I love that movie so much. It has that amazing vibe, and even with all the crazy stuff going on, you cannot stop smiling and wishing you'd get the taste of that showbiz life just for a little bit.
Mary Jane is a 14 yrs old girl growing up in Baltimore in 1970s . With the long and boring summer approaching, she lands a job as a nanny to a local doctor. But, it turns out that said doctor is not a normal doctor but a psychiatrist whose family is nothing but ordinary. And on top of that, two super famous people, a rock star and an actress are spending their summer with them as well.
I loved the fact that the story was told from a perspective of a teenager that has just started looking at a world with different eyes, that is learning about grown up ways and is still surprised with many things that seem so normal for adults. She is learning that the world is so much more than what is presented at home (esp considering her parents are quite conservative), that love comes in many different forms and that its possible to find a family somewhere where you'd least expect .
I listened to an audiobook and it was such a beautiful experience. Caitlin Kinnunen did an amazing job narrating it and she really gave a special touch to the character of Mary Jane.
Mary Jane is a 14 yrs old girl growing up in Baltimore in 1970s . With the long and boring summer approaching, she lands a job as a nanny to a local doctor. But, it turns out that said doctor is not a normal doctor but a psychiatrist whose family is nothing but ordinary. And on top of that, two super famous people, a rock star and an actress are spending their summer with them as well.
I loved the fact that the story was told from a perspective of a teenager that has just started looking at a world with different eyes, that is learning about grown up ways and is still surprised with many things that seem so normal for adults. She is learning that the world is so much more than what is presented at home (esp considering her parents are quite conservative), that love comes in many different forms and that its possible to find a family somewhere where you'd least expect .
I listened to an audiobook and it was such a beautiful experience. Caitlin Kinnunen did an amazing job narrating it and she really gave a special touch to the character of Mary Jane.