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"Irresistible....Weiner has a fine eye for detail and a knack for making supporting characters come convincingly to life."
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This is the story of what comes after 'happily ever after' as three young wives make the journey into motherhood, and discover how it changes their sense of themselves and their relationships with friends and family. There's Becky, a plump, sexy chef, with an overworked husband, an adorable baby girl...and the mother-in-law from hell. There's Kelly, an event planner who's trying to cram sixty hours of work into twenty-hour weeks, all while charting her baby's every move on a spreadsheet and hoping that her husband will pull his life together, pull on some pants, and find a job. And there's Ayinde, who is married to Philadelphia's most prominent basketball star, until the combination of new baby and infidelity threatens their marriage. As these three grow closer while attempting to put their lives in order, we also come to know Lia, who returns home to Philadelphia after her life in Los Angeles ends in horrible tragedy. By turns moving, funny, and inspiring, LITTLE EARTHQUAKES is a great big delicious read from a prodigiously talented author.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I wish I'd read this book 15-21 years ago! As a mother of 4 I really enjoted it, but would have more fully related to it when my children were small.
The story revolves around three young mums who first meet at a prenatal yoga class and form a bond that holds fast through all the calmaties that befall their first year of parenting. Although they are from vastly different backgrounds, the common link of a new baby binds them together.
This rang so true for me, some of my greatest friends were new mums at that time in our lives and we still stay in contact 21 years later even though we live thousands of miles apart.
Another mum is welcomed into this group, she has lost a baby and lost herself. Her part in the story lifted it out of being just a routine day to day saga, into something with more depth.
If you enjoyed 'Little Earthquakes', try 'The Reading Group' by Jennifer Noble, a similar style of novel but with the added benefit of book recommendations throughout.
The story revolves around three young mums who first meet at a prenatal yoga class and form a bond that holds fast through all the calmaties that befall their first year of parenting. Although they are from vastly different backgrounds, the common link of a new baby binds them together.
This rang so true for me, some of my greatest friends were new mums at that time in our lives and we still stay in contact 21 years later even though we live thousands of miles apart.
Another mum is welcomed into this group, she has lost a baby and lost herself. Her part in the story lifted it out of being just a routine day to day saga, into something with more depth.
If you enjoyed 'Little Earthquakes', try 'The Reading Group' by Jennifer Noble, a similar style of novel but with the added benefit of book recommendations throughout.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Have you ever read a book where you felt that you, and it just clicked? Well that is how I felt about Jennifer Weiner's 'LITTLE EARTHQUAKES'. From the very first page I knew that I was going to love this book and I did from beginning to end.
'LITTLE EARTHQUAKES' is the story of four very different women who form a bond and a friendship over the ups and downs of new motherhood. Becky Rothstien-Robinowitz is trying to cope with the challenges of being a working mother as well as dealing with her mother-in-laws overbearing ways. However, her new friends teach her that her problems are no where near as bad as she thinks. Ayinde is beautiful, rich and married to the Philadelphia 76ers start player. From the outside it looks as though she has it all but soon her world is turned upside down, not only by her newborn son Julian but by her husbands infidelity as well. Kelly has had her life planned out since she was a little girl and thus far everything has gone according to plan. She has a successful husband and a successful career of her own. Now all she needs it the baby to round out her picture perfect life. But when her husband gets laid off and Kelly is forced to return to work earlier than expected she finds that the picture of her life is not so perfect after all. Then there is Lia, the mysterious woman who seems to be stalking Becky and her group of friends. But when the ladies find out Lia's secret it will bond these four women forever.
Jennifer Weiner is a great author with a great voice and I have never read a novel of hers that disappointed. LITTLE EARHTQUAKES' is a novel that explores not only new motherhood but also the relationships that women share with their mothers and trying to balance family and career. This is a novel that all women, not just mothers or mothers-to-be can relate to and it is definitely one of Weiner's best.
'LITTLE EARTHQUAKES' is the story of four very different women who form a bond and a friendship over the ups and downs of new motherhood. Becky Rothstien-Robinowitz is trying to cope with the challenges of being a working mother as well as dealing with her mother-in-laws overbearing ways. However, her new friends teach her that her problems are no where near as bad as she thinks. Ayinde is beautiful, rich and married to the Philadelphia 76ers start player. From the outside it looks as though she has it all but soon her world is turned upside down, not only by her newborn son Julian but by her husbands infidelity as well. Kelly has had her life planned out since she was a little girl and thus far everything has gone according to plan. She has a successful husband and a successful career of her own. Now all she needs it the baby to round out her picture perfect life. But when her husband gets laid off and Kelly is forced to return to work earlier than expected she finds that the picture of her life is not so perfect after all. Then there is Lia, the mysterious woman who seems to be stalking Becky and her group of friends. But when the ladies find out Lia's secret it will bond these four women forever.
Jennifer Weiner is a great author with a great voice and I have never read a novel of hers that disappointed. LITTLE EARHTQUAKES' is a novel that explores not only new motherhood but also the relationships that women share with their mothers and trying to balance family and career. This is a novel that all women, not just mothers or mothers-to-be can relate to and it is definitely one of Weiner's best.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I thought this book - bought on impulse at a station - would help pass a long train journey, but I'd have been better off playing eye spy. It simply dragged and dragged. I practically had matchsticks in my eyes - especially in the part about the deadly dull Ayinde, who seems to be a total doormat. Nor did any of the other characters seem to be in the least engaging or likeable. As for the part about the woman who has just suffered the loss of her baby - sorry - but I couldn't buy it at all. The psychology of it was completely wrong. It was simply not credible that a woman in that terrble situation would torment herself further by hanging around with a bunch of complete stranger who are blissfully happy new mums. It was clearly meatn to be 'moving', but just felt to me like pure manipulation. My other quibble is that this book is not terribly well written. In fact the writing is mediocre.
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With a great storyline and wonderful characters, Jennifer truly catches you in her grip with yet another of her fabulous books. Read more
With a great storyline and wonderful characters, Jennifer truly catches you in her grip with yet another of her fabulous books. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2005
Little Earthquakes
This is a heart-warming book, told from the point of view of 4 different women who have all recently had a child, although sadly, there are only three babies with them. Read more
Published on 23 April 2005 by highlanddancer7
Heartwarming, especially for new mommies
This is a story of three women who meet and become friends in a pre-natal yoga class, (and a fourth, who is taken in by the group once they find out she's recently lost a baby to... Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2005 by maria1971
Fantastic
A great read a must have. The storylines fitted with each other and you got four prospectives rather than just one from one persons point of view. It will make you laugh and cry. Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2004 by Ms. L. M. Roberts
Another un-putdownable read!
I absolutely loved 'Good In Bed' and 'In Her Shoes' and so snapped 'Little Earthquakes' up on the first day it was out. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 2004 by LM
Jennifer does it again!
If you've read Good in Bed or In Her Shoes, you'll already know what a great writer Jennifer Weiner is. Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2004 by S L REYNOLDS
Jennifer does it again
If you've read Good in Bed and In Her Shoes, you'll already know what a great writer Jennifer Weiner is. Little Earthquakes is no exception. Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2004 by S L REYNOLDS
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