Little Earthquakes
By Jennifer Weiner
(Washington Square Press, Paperback, 9780743470100, 448pp.)
Publication Date: June 28, 2005
Other Editions of This Title: eBook, Compact Disc - Abridged (July 30, 2007), Mass Market Paperback (September 26, 2006), Hardcover (September 14, 2004), Audio Cassette - Abridged (September 14, 2004), Compact Disc - Abridged (September 14, 2004)
Categories: General
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Jennifer Weiner's richest, wittiest, most true-to-life novel yet tells the story of three very different women as they navigate one of life's most wonderful and perilous transitions: the journay of new motherhood.
Becky is a plump, sexy chef who has a wonderfull husband and baby girl, a restaurant that received a citywide acclaim -- and the mother-in-law from hell. Kelly is an event planner who's struggling to balance her work and motherhood while dealing with unemployed husband who seems content to channel-surf for eight hours a day. Ayinde's basketball superstar husband breaks her trust at her most vulnerable moment, putting their new family even more in the public eye. Then, there's Lia, a Philadelphia native who has left her Hollywood career behind, along with her husband, and a tragic secret to start her life all over again.
From prenatal yoga to postbirth sex, Little Earthquakes is a frank, funny, fiercely perceptive take on the comedies and tragedies of love and marriage.
Jennifer Weiner is the author of six novels: Good in Bed, In Her Shoes, which was made into a major motion picture, Little Earthquakes, Goodnight Nobody, Certain Girls, and Best Friends Forever, as well as the short story collection, The Guy Not Taken. A graduate of Princeton University, she lives in Philadelphia with her family. Visit her website at www.jenniferweiner.com.
"Hilarious, heartbreaking and insightful."
-- Miami Herald
"Immensely readable.... Weiner's gift lies in her ability to create characters who both amuse us and make us care."
-- The Washington Post
"Weiner, a wonderful natural writer and storyteller, renders her characters and their...lives in details that resonate as the real deal."
-- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Lively, witty, and often touching.... Weiner's snappy dialogue and captivating characters make Little Earthquakes endlessly appealing."
-- People
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