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Little Earthquakes
Author: Jennifer Weiner

Book Information
Publisher: Atria
Book Type: Hardcover
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ISBN-13: 9780743470094 - ISBN-10: 0743470095
Publication Date: 9/14/2004
Pages: 432


Other Versions of this Book: Paperback, Audio Cassette (Abridged), Audio CD (Abridged), Hardcover

Book Description:

First comes love. Then comes marriage. And then things start to get really interesting...

In Good in Bed, Cannie Shapiro conquered public heartbreak and shaky self-esteem. In In Her Shoes, Rose and Maggie Feller learned about family secrets and the ties that bind. Now, in Jennifer Weiner's richest, wittiest, most true-to-life novel yet, this highly acclaimed storyteller brings readers a tale of romance, friendship, forgiveness, and extreme sleep deprivation, as three very different women navigate one of life's most wonderful and perilous transitions: the journey of new motherhood.

Rebecca Rothstein-Rabinowitz is a plump, sexy chef who has a wonderful husband, supportive friends, a restaurant that's received citywide acclaim, a beautiful baby girl...and the mother-in-law from hell.

Kelly Day's life looks picture-perfect. But behind the doors of her largely empty apartment, she's struggling to balance work and motherhood and marriage, while entering Oliver's every move (and movement) on a spreadsheet, and dealing with an unemployed husband who seems content to channel-surf for eight hours a day.

And Ayinde Towne is already on shaky ground, trying to live her life to the letter of a how-to guide called Baby Success, when her basketball superstar husband breaks her trust at the most vulnerable moment in her life, putting their marriage in peril -- and their new family even more in the public eye.

Then there's Lia Frederick, a Philadelphia native who has just come home, leaving Los Angeles behind, along with her glamorous Hollywood career, her husband, and a tragic secret, to start her life all over again.

With her trademark warmth and humor, Weiner tells the story of what happens after happily ever after...and how an eight-pound bundle of joy can shake up every woman's sense of herself in the world around her.

From prenatal yoga to postbirth sex, from sisters and husbands to mothers and mothers-in-law, Little Earthquakes is a frank, funny, fiercely perceptive Diaper Genie-eye view of the comedies and tragedies of love and marriage.


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Top Member Book Reviews

Amy S. wrote on 3/6/2009...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

AMAZING book!!! Loved the characters! Loved the story! It was great that Weiner wrote from the POV of several of the characters. It made it a very full story. It all seemed very realistic. But I have to say that it really made me want to have a baby! Talk about getting my biological clock ticking!!

(lipstix) wrote on 4/5/2009...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is chick-lit that I'll never outgrow. I love Weiner's style and her books feel like old friends, including this one.

Victoria (YSB) - IL wrote on 10/22/2009...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This was a cute book all about babies. It was entertaining and a pretty fast/light read. I still think that her first book was her best (it was at certainly the one that I enjoyed the most!). Still I will continue to read her books for the chick lit escapist books that they are.

Truly, my major complaint about this was more about how poorly she was able to stick the the P.O.V. her chapter headings indicated.

Celeste D. wrote on 9/24/2009...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I loved this book.....it's a great read!

Franchesca M. (short-angry14) - NM wrote on 7/12/2009...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Really good book. My first introduction to Jennifer Weiner's books, and I was pretty pleased. Tells the story of four women who's lives collide as if by fate. Each woman goes through a different life crisis (or two) and is helped by one or more in the group. Cute story. Not a bad weekend read.

Hillary L. hjlamay - VA wrote on 6/18/2009...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Talk about patchwork quilt! I loved how Lia takes you on a journey with these separate women going through their own "little earthquakes" yet weaves them together getting you completely and utterly invested in their lives. I love Lia and want to give her a hug too!!!

Melissa H. (iamthatmom) wrote on 3/4/2009...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Jennifer Weiner again captured that "something" about being a new mom. It was a great read and entertaining. And yep! It made me tear up.

Kaye L. (Klippy) wrote on 9/27/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I really enjoyed this book and found it too be an interesting read. It was the first book by Jennifer Weiner I ever read and it made me a fan!!!

Patricia J. wrote on 1/27/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This is by far Jennifer Weiner's best book. I thought that 'Good in Bed' was fairly good, but I did not care for 'In Her Shoes'. I was hesitant to read 'Little Earthquakes' but am so glad that I did. I found myself unable to put it down!


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Jen S. (rainybaby1) - Bolling Afb, DC wrote on 9/23/2009...


Super good book! I just finished it (then realized I had 2 copies). It had so many things that I have done or felt myself with being a new mom. Defintely a good read!

Val R. (serious1rene) wrote on 9/23/2009...


Loved it. It is even more special if your a mother. truly heartfelt. I had tears in my eyes many times..

Jessica S. wrote on 7/27/2009...


Loved this book. Made me laugh and cry at the same time. Absolutely loved it!!

Aimee C. wrote on 7/21/2009...


Good read. Kept me interested.

Peggy P. (pegpyle) wrote on 6/30/2009...


Nice light read about new mothers and new friendships. I could relate to the feelings of the new mothers and recall how it was when I had my child.



Nicole M. wrote on 6/23/2009...


Very fun and easy read. It took me a while to get into it though.

Beth W. wrote on 4/22/2009...


Great book. Would definitely recommend. I've read almost all of her books and look forward to the new one.

Cheryl B. (shiva) wrote on 3/23/2009...


The humor in the title shows throughout the book. Fun to read.

Jill M. wrote on 11/8/2008...


Another great book by J. Weiner.

Katie L. (cdlap) wrote on 8/17/2008...


Cute


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