Little Earthquakes: A Novel

First comes love. Then comes marriage. And then things start to get really interesting... <br> In <i>Good in Bed,</i> Cannie Shapiro conquered public heartbreak and shaky self-esteem. In <i>In Her Shoes,</i> 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. <br> 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. <br> 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. <br> And Ayinde Towne is already on shaky ground, trying to live her life to the letter of a how-to guide called <i>Baby Success,</i> 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. <br> 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. <br> 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. <br> From prenatal yoga to postbirth sex, from sisters and husbands to mothers and mothers-in-law, <i>Little Earthquakes</i> is a frank, funny, fiercely perceptive Diaper Genie-eye view of the comedies and tragedies of love and marriage.