Review: Mary Jane - Jessica Anya Blau - May 2021 The year is 1975 and 14-year-old Mary Jane is about to have her whole world turned upside down and her eyes opened to new experiences, new language, and new skills as she finds herself a job as a summer nanny for the Cone Family. Mary Jane's family belonged to the country club and she spends her days when she's not at school with her friends - normally with her mum, helping her cook dinner and singing in the choir, and participating in Sunday School. Her parents are reserved and spend their time socializing with country club folk. When Mary-Jane first heads to the Cones to meet Izzy and her parents, her eyes are opened as the Cones are messy, free-spirited, and shout. Mrs. Cone doesn't cook and they tend to live on takeaways. She is so blaise about life. The family also is very open and talks freely about every topic and always involves Izzy. Mary-Jane is not used to this. When one of Richard's patients - a rockstar wit...