Babyville - Softcover

Green, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140295933 ISBN 13: 9780140295931

Publisher: Penguin UK, 2010

Synopsis

Jane Green, author of The Other Woman and Jemima J., explores the chaotic world of pregnancy and motherhood in the number one best-seller Babyville. In Babyville nothing's ever simple . . . Julia worries that her relationship with Mark has turned stale. She thinks a baby will put love back into their lives. But is a child really the answer? Julia's best friend Samantha is besotted with her new baby. But what's her sudden obsession doing to her marriage? And does Samantha's infatuation hide something much darker? Meanwhile career-girl Maeve is allergic to commitment - nothing's going to stop her getting to the top. Then a one-night stand results in an unwanted pregnancy - but just how unwanted is it? Three young women are about to find out how Babyville can turn your world upside-down . . . 'Once you pick up Babyville, it's unlikely you'll be able to put it down' Daily Mirror 'You'll be hooked' Company Visit www.janegreen.com Best-selling author Jane Green has captured the imaginations of readers in the UK and the US with her frank and funny approach to those day-to-day issues that affect women everywhere. Other titles also published by Penguin include The Love Verb (published as Promises to Keep in the US), The Patchwork Marriage (Another Piece of My Heart), Girl Friday (Dune Road), Life Swap (Swapping Lives), Spellbound (To Have and to Hold), The Beach House, Second Chance, Straight Talking, Mr. Maybe, and Bookends.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

On the heels of her three runaway hits, Bookends, Mr. Maybe, and Jemima J, Jane Green delivers a sparkling, sexy tale about the complexities of modern motherly love.

Bestselling author Jane Green has won the hearts of thousands of readers with her fresh take on single life and the dating jungle. Now in Babyville, she applies her golden touch to the next phase of a girl?s life, in an irresistible new novel about two young women coping with the chimes of their biological clocks, and one independent glamour-girl who tries to tune hers out.

Meet Julia, a wildly successful television producer who appears to have the picture-perfect life. But beneath the surface, things are not as perfect as they seem. Stuck in a loveless relationship with her boyfriend, Mark, Julia thinks a baby is the answer . . . but she may want a baby more than she wants her boyfriend. Will a trip to New York City with a jet-setting friend?and all the glittering energy and eligible men the city brings?help her discover what she really needs?
Maeve, on the other hand, is allergic to commitment. A feisty, red-haired, high-power career girl, she cherishes her ability to do just as she pleases and breaks out in a rash every time she passes a stroller. But when her no-strings-attached nightlife leads to an unexpected pregnancy, her reaction may be just as unexpected.And then there?s Samantha?happily married and eager to be the perfect June Cleaveresque mother. But baby George brings only exhaustion, extra pounds, and marital strife to her once tidy life. Is having an affair with a friend?s incredibly sexy husband the answer?

By turns witty, rollicking, and tender, Babyville isn?t really a story about babies?it?s about three friends whose lives are suddenly turned upside-down by that life-changing event that hangs over the head of every girl: motherhood.

From the Back Cover:

“Warm, lively, wise, and distinctly unputdownable.” —Hello!

“In this, possibly the first baby bonkbuster, Green has delved amusingly into the rich comic seam of Osh-Kosh-obsessed thirtysomething parenthood.” —Daily Mail

“Once you pick up Babyville, it’s unlikely you’ll put it down.” —Mirror

“You’ll be hooked—even if babies are the last thing on your mind.” —Company

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin UK
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0140295933
• ISBN 13: 9780140295931
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464