Mary Jane

I’ve been wanting to read this book for years and finally got around to it!!! Mary Jane is hired as a summer nanny for the Cone family; which consists of Dr.Cone, Mrs Cone and little (outrageously cute) toddler Izzy. Mary Jane comes from a traditional family; her mother is a housewife, they go to church on Sundays and they have a photo of President Ford hanging in their living room that they bless during dinnertime . MJ expects the Cone house to be the same, but quickly learns that not everyone lives the way that her family does. They walk around the house nude, there’s buddha statues on the windowsill, they eat takeout for dinner every night. She doesn’t understand how a doctor’s family can be like this, but she doesn’t mind it. She actually grows to love it. The best part? Dr Cone has a new patient coming to live with them, Sheba and Jimmy. Two extremely famous NYC celebs (an actor and singer) are coming to Baltimore to hide out, as Jimmy receives treatment by Dr.Cone for his heroin addiction. Despite being starstruck at first, Mary Jane soon realizes that they’re normal people just like her. Not only that, but they’re more accepting and loving than her own family. They all spend the summer together; singing, cooking, going to the beach and becoming one big happy family. Along the way, Mary Jane has to lie to her mom in order for her to be allowed to continue working, knowing that her own parents would never approve of the Cones’ lax way of life. The Summer fun has to end at some point, and it all comes crumbling down at the same time. I audibly laughed at some parts. This book was FUNNY!! Some favorites: “Also she called jimmy a fuck. I couldn’t imagine calling another human, or even a dog, a fuck.” “I soon figured out he was Little Hank because another guy helping us was Medium Hank. I didn’t ask where Big Hank was; maybe it was his day off?” I shed a tear when the Cones invited Mary Jane to the beach house, calling her a part of their family now,too. She felt l