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Un Bébé à tout prix (2001)

par Jane Green

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Fiction. Literature. HTML:"With Babyville, Jane Green confirms her position as one of the sharpest, funniest observers of modern life and romance.". "You'll be hooked--even if babies are the last thing on your mind.". Julia, Samantha, and Maeve all hear the ticking of their biological clocks in this story of love, lust, and the desire to have babies, or not. Julia desperately wants a child and tries everything, including standing on her head to get pregnant. Samantha is just plain pooped after having hers and being up all hours. Maeve doesn't want a baby, but ends up pregnant anyway. As Kate Reading reads this cheerful tale of relationships and desires, the characters grow rounder, and the emotions swing from one end of the spectrum to the other. Reading becomes these incredible women whom Green has blessed with charm, humor, and insight. If you liked Jane Green's other books, you'll love this one. M.B.K. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine. HTML: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 friendâ??and all the glittering energy and eligible men the city bringsâ??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 Samanthaâ??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 babiesâ??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.
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predictable. lame ending ( )
  RunsOnEspresso | Mar 25, 2020 |
I wasn't sure why I picked up this book. Probably because I have been reading a lot of Sophie Kinsella and this was recommended as a similar Brit Chick Lit read. While there are some some similarities to SK, I was actually left with the feeling that it was much closer to Maeve Binchy in the way the characters were developed and how their lives and individual stories were entwined with each other. Also, the ending that while not a traditional "happy ever after" ties things up for the reader perfectly. ( )
  lexxa83 | Apr 6, 2017 |
Apparently I did not love all of Jane Green's books.

On Tuesday, October 17, 2006 I wrote on bookcrossing

6 out of 10
Hi. I've read this during the last week. I must admit this was my least favorite of all the Jane Green's books I have read so far.

Normally I like stories about various women which overlaps, but this one was alright, but not really good.

6.5 thanks for sharing. ( )
  Marlene-NL | Mar 12, 2016 |
A very enjoyable chick-lit. Julia desperately wants a baby with her boyfriend, Mark. But why? Is it because their love is so strong or is it just the incessant ticking of that biological clock? When they break up, Julia has to face the facts. As does Maeve, who takes Julia's job during her sabbatical, only to take her place in ways neither imagined. Add Samantha, who's expecting her own happy addition to the perfect marriage, but is astonished at the reality.

Easy to read, believable and endearing characters, and none of Jane Green's past annoying habit of sharing the narrators voice between the lead character and a third-person observer. ( )
  wareagle78 | Feb 7, 2014 |
A great, honest story of babies and how they change lives and relationships. Very cleverly woven together ( )
  pamjw | Jul 29, 2013 |
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Everyone loves a good chick-lit book and Babyville by Jane Green does not disappoint. The book opens with Julia, our main character numero-uno, legs in the air, against the bedroom wall having just had sex in an attempt to make a baby... after nine-months of trying, she has begun taking a more creative approach to 'baby-dancing'. Having been there myself, I found this image not only familiar, but hilarious. Oh the steps one will take...

Jane Green seems to have hit the 'nail on the head' when writing about the connections between Julia, Maeve and Sam... our main characters. It was great to travel through the different stages of a woman's life when it comes to baby's... 1) Baby-making, 2) Pregnancy & Labour and 3) Being a new-mom. It was not only entertaining but very true to form. I could really relate to each of the women in this book and the stage in which they were in at any given time... I loved it.

While the book was overly predictable, so much so that I knew the end before getting there, it was enjoyable. I think that for a book that follows this journey, it was refreshing that it was, in fact, predictable. Having an unexpected twist in the plot would have brought the story into a direction that was unnecessary.

Overall, Babyville by Jane Green is a great book for just about anyone who enjoys a good 'chick-lit' story. Someone who has seen themselves on any one of the three journey's told within. You will laugh, cry and rejoice. A fun and fast read...
 
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Fiction. Literature. HTML:"With Babyville, Jane Green confirms her position as one of the sharpest, funniest observers of modern life and romance.". "You'll be hooked--even if babies are the last thing on your mind.". Julia, Samantha, and Maeve all hear the ticking of their biological clocks in this story of love, lust, and the desire to have babies, or not. Julia desperately wants a child and tries everything, including standing on her head to get pregnant. Samantha is just plain pooped after having hers and being up all hours. Maeve doesn't want a baby, but ends up pregnant anyway. As Kate Reading reads this cheerful tale of relationships and desires, the characters grow rounder, and the emotions swing from one end of the spectrum to the other. Reading becomes these incredible women whom Green has blessed with charm, humor, and insight. If you liked Jane Green's other books, you'll love this one. M.B.K. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine. HTML: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 friendâ??and all the glittering energy and eligible men the city bringsâ??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 Samanthaâ??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 babiesâ??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.
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