Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #100502 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

About the Author
Jennifer Weiner lives in Philadelphia with her husband, daughter and rat terrier, Wendell. To find out more, visit her website on www.jenniferweiner.com

Customer Reviews

The perfect book for young mums. 4 1/2 stars.
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.

Boring - even if you're a mum
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.

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. Little Earthquakes, her new novel about the first year of motherhood, is no exception. As the mother of a year-old boy, I could really identify with a lot of the situations, although I got the impression that the situation with work and maternity leave is a lot worse in the States than it is here. There is one sad element to the story, so I would advise against reading this if you are pregnant or have a newborn, as it would have made me cry too much at that time. It made me cry enough now! This is a great read though, and I can't wait for the next one.