Momzillas - by Jill Kargman (Paperback)

About the Book

Hannah Allen has recently moved to Manhattan's chic Upper East Side and despite her better instincts and common sense, soon finds herself caught up in the competitive whirl of high-stakes mothering.

Book Synopsis

A hilarious and deliciously scathing send-up of motherhood as practiced in the upper echelons of Manhattan society, from the coauthor of The Right Address and Wolves in Chic Clothing.

The mothers on Manhattan's chic Upper East Side are highly educated, extremely wealthy, and very competitive. They throw themselves and all of their energy and resources into full-time child rearing, turning their kids into the unwitting pawns in a game where success is measured in precocious achievements, jam-packed schedules, and elite private-school pedigrees.

Hannah Allen has recently moved to the neighborhood with her New York City-bred investment banker husband and their two-year-old daughter, Violet. She's immediately inundated by an outpouring of advice from her not-so-well-intentioned new friends and her overbearing, socially conscious mother-in-law, who coach her on matters ranging from where to buy the must-have $300 baby dress to how to get into the only pre-pre-preschool that counts. Despite her better instincts and common sense, Hannah soon finds herself caught up in the competitive whirl of high-stakes mothering.

Review Quotes

Praise for The Right Address

"It's impossible to resist the charms of this modern Manhattan fairy tale....What makes it all so enticing is watching those evil society stepsisters get their deliciously just deserts along the way." --People

"Offers playful insight into a world...as catty as it is rarefied." --Vogue

Praise for Wolves in Chic Clothing

"A gossipy, Saturday-afternoon treat." --Glamour

"For those who crave diamonds and Manolos with their fairy tales, this confection hits the spot." --People

About the Author

Jill Kargman, who grew up on the Upper East Side and now lives there with her husband and two daughters, is the ideal chronicler of the lives of New York's ultra-rich and ultra-ambitious. She captures the mores, the conversations, and the backstabbing with supreme ease, and creates in Hannah a wonderfully sympathetic heroine. A wickedly funny and spot-on portrait of some decidedly over-the-top moms, Momzillas is the perfect follow-up to The Right Address.