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Playing House
Author: Patricia Pearson

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Publisher: Avon Books
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780060534370 - ISBN-10: 0060534370
Publication Date: 11/1/2003
Pages: 288

Book Description:

Even in a tiny apartment, there were enough rooms for Frannie to get into trouble...

First, there was the bedroom...where it all began in such a casually romantic way.

Next, the bathroom...where things took a suspicious turn.

Finally, the living room...where she picked up the phone and prepared to break the news to the boyfriend she barely knew...

When Frannie Mackenzie got sick all over the sweater section of a major urban retailer, she couldn't quite believe that this was a reaction to gray being this year's black. So she went back to her postage-stamp-sized apartment and took inventory. Jeans tighter? Yes. Boobs bigger? Yes. And the absolute proof-positive...the stick had turned blue.

Frannie decides to give up cocktails, late nights, and anything else fun that the big city has to offer. But one thing -- or rather person -- she's not sure she's going to get to keep is the surprised father in the situation -- an experimental jazz musician with the improbable name of Calvin, who'd taken off to Europe before Frannie figured out parenthood had awkwardly united them. Falling in love was the last thing that Frannie expected, and the happiest surprise of all.


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Top Member Book Reviews

Columba M. wrote on 6/7/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Did not enjoy this book. Too slow.

Darlene S. (dbs) wrote on 5/5/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

(From Amazon.com) Having a baby gets the chick-lit treatment in this first novel about first-time motherhood. No glowing madonnas here. Frannie confirms her unexpected condition at the Gap when she throws up on a sweater display. Not trusting any of the doctors in her adopted city of New York, she flies home to Toronto. While trying to re-enter the U.S. she is informed that her visa has expired. Left jobless and homeless, Frannie camps out at her brother's posh mansion and contemplates how to tell Calvin, an experimental jazz musician on tour in Europe, about his impending fatherhood. During her major life crises, Frannie experiences all the minor travails associated with pregnancy--shopping for nursing bras, learning to operate a breast pump, and unhappily comparing herself with her fellow Lamaze classmates, all "paragons of Sears catalog motherhood." This clever and humorous look at pregnancy and motherhood will elicit laughs from readers with or without children.

Jennine G. (LuvReading79) wrote on 3/7/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Nice, little, quick romance read!

Joana B. (joanabb) wrote on 2/26/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Great book. Lots of fun but besides that it touches a sore spot for many women...when to leave behind the steriotypes of Mr.Right and embrace the man that loves us and is standing right in front of our nose, defects and all. I really enjoyed reading it and it got me thinking at the same time.

Marcia C. (marciamarcia) wrote on 12/12/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Very cute, funny read. A wonderf change of pace from usual "I'm pregnant, now what" stories!

Debbie S. (vraciousrdr) wrote on 7/21/2005...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Too funny. Frannie is adorable in a loud, brash kind of way. :) Loved the interaction of Frannie & Calvin.

Cindy F. (johnnysangel) wrote on 7/16/2005...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I laughed till I cried reading this one and for me to give a Chick-Lit book a 10, well that says something! I like some chick-lit but just never rate them 10s. I can't wait to read the sequel to this one.


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Julie M. (juls0621) wrote on 8/16/2007...


This was a very light read...good for reading by the pool, spa or at the beach. A story about a woman in her late 20s who unexpectedly becomes pregnant. She is very cynical, but yet likable. Many funny stories about being pregnant and unwed, birthing, and the new status of motherhood. My favorite part of this book is the dialog between her and her new boyfriend (they are in the beginning of their relationship when she gets pregnant)...I wish there were more dialog between the two, instead of Frannie doing a lot of whining. Overall, a sweet, light read.

Tiffany B. (Tiffany) wrote on 3/31/2007...


I wasn't sure if I'd like this as it is written in first person, but it is an excellent book. This is a writer of not only romance but life. Highly recommended, easy to read.

Niki C. (Niki) wrote on 12/4/2006...


"Even in a tiny apartment, there were enough rooms for Frannie to get into trouble..."

Great book--it had me laughing out loud!

Laura E. wrote on 8/6/2006...


Having a baby gets the chick-lit treatment in this first novel about first-time motherhood. No glowing madonnas here. Frannie confirms her unexpected condition at the Gap when she throws up on a sweater display. Not trusting any of the doctors in her adopted city of New York, she flies home to Toronto. While trying to re-enter the U.S. she is informed that her visa has expired. Left jobless and homeless, Frannie camps out at her brother's posh mansion and contemplates how to tell Calvin, an experimental jazz musician on tour in Europe, about his impending fatherhood. During her major life crises, Frannie experiences all the minor travails associated with pregnancy--shopping for nursing bras, learning to operate a breast pump, and unhappily comparing herself with her fellow Lamaze classmates, all "paragons of Sears catalog motherhood." This clever and humorous look at pregnancy and motherhood will elicit laughs from readers with or without children.

Lynn G. (LynnRae) wrote on 2/15/2006...


This was not one of my favorites. Seemed like the writer tried too hard with her choice of words.


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