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Eight Septembers: A Woman on Wall Street From 9/11 to Lehman is a gripping memoir that captures the tumultuous landscape of Wall Street through the eyes of a woman who lived and breathed its intensity during some of its most challenging years.
Set amidst the turbulent days of Wall Street in the 2000’s, a young mother pursues her banking career at J.P. Morgan while facing personal and professional hurdles.
Her story begins on the morning of 9/11 when she and her colleagues in downtown Manhattan survive the terrorist attacks and continue working to help stabilize the financial system—a matter of national security.
Through years of escalating banking crises and family responsibilities, her senior executive role catapults her into the center of the 2008 financial meltdown where she is forced to face the contradictions in her life.
With unflinching honesty, vulnerability, and self-reflection, Buyers tells a story of struggle, resilience, and growth that will resonate with readers from any generation.
Meet the Author
Jane Buyers
Jane Buyers was previously a Managing Director and senior banker with J.P. Morgan Chase. In 2025, after fifteen years of service, she was named an Honorary Trustee of Simmons University. She is a former board member of the Collegiate Church, the Center for Hearing and Communication, the Robert Toigo Foundation, and C. Brewer & Co, Ltd.
After her banking career, Jane took up writing as a creative and therapeutic outlet. Her experiences taught her that people lead more satisfying lives when they are aligned with what matters most to them and have the freedom to navigate their choices in a healthy and balanced way. She endeavors to embody those concepts in her daily interactions. Jane brings warmth, integrity, humor, and compassion to her writing and interpersonal relationships.
Fifteen years in the making, Eight Septembers is a memoir that helps make sense of a turbulent time in my life and in the financial industry where I worked. I picked it up, I put it down, I shuffled forward, I dug down deep. Eventually I came out the other side with an award winning manuscript!
Writing is solitary; crafting a book is not. Many people assisted me along my journey: writer friends, family members, banking colleagues, writing workshop leaders, spiritual guides, and teachers. My book is not a tell-all, nor is it meant to settle scores. It is an invitation to the reader to enter a world not typically available to the average person, yet completely relatable to anyone who has a job and a family.
I have been as honest and forthright as my memory allows. Written for the general reader, my book attempts to explain some of the mechanics of the world of finance so people can understand the stakes and how they relate to their own lives and well-being. It is also a deeply personal look at family dynamics and the lengths we will go to for the people we love.
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