A State of Jane - Softcover

Schorr, Meredith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1635111536 ISBN 13: 9781635111538

Publisher: Henery Press, 2017

Synopsis

Do you need to find yourself before you find true love? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could do both? And in New York City? Let me introduce you to Jane Frank: forever optimist and planner extraordinaire.

It’s been a year since her first relationship ended and far too long since the last time a man kissed her like he meant it. She’s ready to fall in love and she has a plan.

Or should I say a deadline. With the LSAT coming up, she wants a boyfriend (better yet, a husband) before acing law school and becoming a partner at her father’s firm. Might as well reach for the stars.

Except those stars turn out to be flakes. Just like her Big Apple beaus. Interested one day and gone the next, they vanish in dawn’s early light with no warning and no explanation.

What’s a girl to do? Try harder! Plan more! Convinced her life won’t really start until she’s married with kids, our Jane jumps from one extreme to the next trying to force that happily ever after.

Follow Jane through her deliciously disastrous path from naivete to...well, to wherever her heart (and plans) take her. This hilarious, heartwarming, and honest coming-of-age story will keep you up reading way past your bedtime. Now doesn’t that sound like a plan?

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A STATE OF JANE by Meredith Schorr | A Henery Press book

About this title

From the Author

Readers: thank you for clicking on A State of Jane. I hope if you decide to purchase it, you will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it, i.e. A LOT :). Please note, however, that A State of Jane is not a romantic comedy so if you're looking for a sweet love story, this might not be the book for you.  Additionally, if you are not a fan of flawed characters, just a warning that there will be moments you probably will not like Jane. My desire in writing A State of Jane was to tell a story of a girl whose life spiraled out of control after she realized that things didn't always go according to plan.  Jane Frank is a good person at heart but she is naïve and sheltered.  She would never intentionally hurt anyone's feelings but is ill-prepared to handle what she deems as failure.  Jane becomes obsessed with controlling her destiny to the detriment of her career aspirations and her relationships with friends and family.  She becomes self-absorbed and unlikeable but it's all part of her path to self-discovery and growing up.  I don't want to spoil anything, but Jane ultimately sees the error of her ways and makes amends. Jane Frank has a strong character arc and a lot of readers have commented that they found her extremely relatable, even though they wanted to shake her at times.  I've also received comments from readers who couldn't warm to Jane despite her character development.   Jane is definitely a flawed character and if that is not your cup of tea, you probably will not enjoy A State of Jane.  There is an explanation for Jane's behavior, and the consequences of her actions lead her to the path to redemption.  I hope that readers will forgive Jane's "all about me" phase and admire her for putting her flaws out there for the world to see. 

About the Author

A born-and-bred New Yorker, Meredith Schorr discovered her passion for writing when she began to enjoy drafting work-related emails way more than she was probably supposed to. After trying her hand penning children’s stories and blogging her personal experiences, Meredith found her calling writing chick lit and humorous women’s fiction. She secures much inspiration from her day job as a hardworking trademark paralegal and her still-single (but looking) status. Meredith is a loyal New York Yankees fan, an avid runner, and an unashamed television addict. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Henery Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1635111536
• ISBN 13: 9781635111538
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 286