Babyville, Jane Green
Babyville, Jane Green
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Babyville

Author: Jane Green

Narrator: Geraldine Somerville

Abridged: 6 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/27/2003


Synopsis

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.

About The Author

JANE GREEN worked for many years as a journalist, with occasional forays into public relations for film, television, and the odd celebrity. The author of five other novels, including Straight Talking (Broadway Books, 2003), Jemima J (Broadway Books, 2000), Mr. Maybe (Broadway Books, 2001), Bookends (Broadway Books, 2002), and Spellbound (Broadway Books, 2004), she lives outside New York City with her husband and children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michelle on September 29, 2022

Easy sunbed read like Jane Green knows how to pull together perfectly. Five stars.......more

Goodreads review by Katie on August 15, 2018

3.5 stars My experience with Jane Green novels in the past has varied from really enjoyed to a meh type feeling. This book falls somewhere in the middle. Given the reviews for this one were all over the place, I went into this with low expectations. That probably helped and for the most part this was......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on April 02, 2008

This book is about three women in their thirties, Julia, Maeve, and Sam. Julia is a producer with a live in boyfriend who is "trapped" in a boring relationship. Like so many people I know in real life, she realizes deep down that she is not happy, but after investing 4 years in a relationship she is......more

Goodreads review by Redfox5 on May 21, 2016

I thought I had read this before but I couldn't remember anything about it, so maybe I didn't. One chick lit book is very much like another. This is the story of 3 women - Julia, Sam and Maeve(seriously, whose called Maeve nowdays?). Jane tells the story in three sections, one at a time which doesn......more

Goodreads review by Lily on January 08, 2025

Shocked because I actually quite enjoyed this (2.5 stars). The book is split into 3 parts, each covering a different woman and her baby experience. Had to knock off 0.5 stars bc of huge cringe factor in the last third of the book, but part 2 was actually so fun and gets 3.5 stars from me. Thanks Mad......more


Quotes

“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