Let It Go

Completely identify the heroine of this story Jane Perry , who in spite of a happy home, a pretty face, nice parents, and friends, is unable to overcome her feelings of failure and unhappiness. She can't even enjoy her enchanting young brothers, one of whom devastatingly describes her, to herself, as 'sort of sad and selfish'.
Not every 15-year-old will have such a difficult adolescence as Jane, and certainly not all will find themselves embarking on their first love affair, but hopefully certain that something, somewhere will sound a familiar note for all readers. And great many mothers should read and know for the insights it gives them into their daughters as well as for the way it puts their side of the relationship.