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Book SynopsisJane is a Los Angeles nurse who grew up in a Christian cult that puts celebrities on trial for their sins. Daniel is a has-been actor whose career ended when the cult family members nearly killed him for flirting with her. Eight years after a romantic meet-cute in Battery Park, both search for someone to fill the gap they imagine the other could’ve filled if given the chance. Jane compulsively goes on dates with every self-professed expert in art, music, and food hoping they will teach her the nuances of the culture she couldn’t access in her youth. Daniel looks for a girlfriend who will accept the disabilities left from the cult attack. A loving woman will prove to Daniel’s blockbuster star brother, Steve, that he’s capable of a supporting role in Steve’s upcoming movie and relaunching Daniel’s career. When a chance encounter unexpectedly reunites them, Jane and Daniel not only see another chance at the love they lost, but an opportunity to create the lives they’ve always wanted. The only question is whether their families will let them.
Trade Review"In Viner's exquisite debut, a Southern California woman raised in a cult struggles to reconnect with a lost love amid a dystopian society...With a wholly original and eerily suspenseful story, Viner has created a modern society that's just creepy enough to be believable. Fans of Margaret Atwood will eat this up." —Publishers Weekly
"Jane of Battery Park is an atmospheric novel centered by its characters’ determination, regret, and second chances." —Foreword Reviews
"An engrossing love story superimposed against a backdrop of Christian fundamentalism and domestic terrorism." —The Book Slut
“A touching love story superimposed on a tale from America’s dark side. Jane of Battery Park has the propulsiveness and gripping plot twists of a thriller but also meditates deeply on loss, belonging, and redemption.” —Jennie Melamed, Crime Reads
"Everything about Jane of Battery Park is unexpected, precarious, paranoid, and quirky." —Third Coast Review
