Not Ready for Mom Jeans

Maureen Lipinski

St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books

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A laugh-out-loud novel about motherhood, life, and the quest for eight hours of sleep.

Event planner and famous blogger Clare Finnegan expected to go back to work after her daughter was born. After all, she worked hard for her success…and it's not like now that she has a child she has to buy a minivan, wear Mom Jeans, and give up her career! Right?

            Despite more than a few pounds of baby weight still left to lose, Clare dons her Miss Piggy Pants and returns to work. She plans a swanky Sweet Sixteen party, pulls off a million-dollar golf outing, has to come to terms with her mother's breast cancer, and is left so exhausted that she can’t remember her ATM card’s pin number. Then, after another meeting runs late, and she misses another one of her daughter’s milestones, Clare allows herself to examine an alternate choice: staying home. 

“Lipinski’s snappy dialogue and acerbic wit are so engaging, you don’t need a minivan to enjoy this ride.” –Jen Lancaster, New York Times bestselling author

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“A tasty dish of chick lit." —Chicago Sun-Times

“After having her first baby, Clare Finnegan struggles with the eternal question—can she still have it all…?  The answer is yes, as long as she’s okay with sleep deprivation and elastic waist pants…a snarky and hilarious look at the struggle to maintain balance without losing oneself.” —Jen Lancaster, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty in Plaid, Such a Pretty Fat, and Bitter Is the New Black

“Witty, wonderfully written…what a great new voice on the women’s fiction scene.”—Susan Reinhardt, author of Not Tonight, Honey: Wait ’til I’m a Size 6

"I love the comic 'jean-ious' that is Maureen Lipinski. Her flashback-inducing depiction of life as a new mom had me alternating between laughter and tears, recalling my own not-ready-for-mom-jeans years."--Jenny Gardiner, author of Sleeping with Ward Cleaver and Winging It: A Memoir of Caring for a Vengeful Parrot Who's Determined to Kill Me

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Katie  rated it  
Jul 5, 2011
My major criticism of this book is that I wish the dialogue was more believable. A lot of times, especially when conversing with her sister or friends, it seemed unrealistic.
That being said, I really liked the book. I loved how it explored the conflict/guilt of wanting to remain an individual ...more
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Aimee  rated it  
Jun 10, 2011
Love love love this book....I lol frequently. ...more
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Randi  rated it  
Mar 29, 2011
Really funny, I don't have kids myself, but could still relate to this follow up to "bump in the road" I'm actually hoping they'll be a third in the series. ...more
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MAUREEN LIPINSKI introduced readers to the quirky, lovable Clare Finnegan in A Bump in the Road.  She currently resides in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, son, two morbidly obese cats, and one demented dog.

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Not Ready for Mom Jeans
Maureen Lipinski

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St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books
May 2010
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ISBN: 9780312537289
ISBN10: 031253728X
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 304 pages
$13.99

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May 2010
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ISBN: 9781429927802
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304 pages
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