Jane Taylor gets so blissfully caught up in the fact she's pregnant--subsequently telling everyone--that she can't live up to the truth when, mere days later, she finds out that there's no bun in the proverbial oven. But she is only human, and what woman doesn't want the kind of attention that comes with pregnancy? Why shouldn't she get a little attention: doors held open, seats given up for her? In a society stricken with baby fever, this outrageous comic novel explores one single non-pregnant woman's need to cross the thin pink line.
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The world is a kinder, gentler place for pregnant women, or so discovers Jane Taylor, the heroine of Baratz-Logsted's debut novel, upon learning that she's expecting. So when her pregnancy turns out to be a false alarm, Jane impulsively decides to keep up the ruse. She invents details about her OB-GYN and fakes a growing stomach, among other increasingly inventive tricks. Jane is single (her live-in boyfriend didn't appreciate her deception), almost 30, an editor and British. Sound familiar? Baratz-Logsted is refreshingly self-conscious about following the chick-lit trend. As Jane laments, "Sometimes it felt as though you could no longer turn around in a bookshop or at an editorial meeting without being confronted with yet another pink-covered book whose pages told about the wacky adventures of yet another 20-something Londoner who labored in publishing." Jane's own adventures are more daring than many of her fellow single-female heroines, and Baratz-Logsted's premise is hilarious and original. Soon Jane's pregnancy threatens to ruin a budding romance and a project at work. She wishes she could come clean, but she's been offered a book contract about her farce by a colleague who catches her in the act. Jane doesn't start out as the most likable of characters, but she changes so much over the course of the novel, and is so charmingly audacious, that readers will be rooting for her-and wondering what she'll do at the end of the nine months.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Baratz-Logsted looks at a new angle of singledom: pregnancy, in the first hardcover title in the Red Dress Ink line. Jane Taylor, an assistant editor at a prestigious London publishing house, is sure she is pregnant, and she couldn't be happier: now she can finally wrangle that proposal out of her boyfriend, Trevor, and keep up with her older sister, Sophie, who is both married and expecting her first child. But when Jane learns she actually isn't pregnant, she isn't willing to give up her fantasy, so she plays along, figuring that sooner or later she will get pregnant, and no harm will be done. Not so. When Trevor discovers her deception, he leaves her without looking back. Jane still doesn't want to tell her friends and family the truth, and when a fellow editor suggests that she turn her deception into a book, Jane suddenly has a chance to realize her dream of being a writer. Though Jane's actions at times are downright perplexing, this is amusing, light fun. Kristine Huntley
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Format:Hardcover
Reading Lauren Baratz-Logsted's novel is a bit like entering a warm and wild party and being able enjoy the antics of its lively hostess while remaing safely invisible. Its main character, Jane, embarks on a journey which is alternately hilarious and touching. The book never once loses its thrusting energy and verve,or its wit, while landing on the other side of seriousness. Towards the end, our narrator discovers a quiet grace within herself which makes this tale stay with the reader far past the last laugh. A tender, knowing story is told in a voice that is as unforgettable and human as it is entertaining.
By Malloy
Format:Hardcover
This is an entertaining ride that doesn't shy away from protraying the lead character, warts and all, in the clear light of day. If you are looking for the cookie cutter scrappy-underdog-who-beats-the-odds-stacked-against-her tearjerker keep searching. But if you want an original story that keeps you turning the page, this one is for you.
By Mary Paltry
Format:Hardcover
The heroine of this book, Jane Taylor, has the most reprehensible morals imaginable. I thought the premise of the book was really clever and that it would prove to be quite funny, but I was disappointed. During Jane's "pregnancy," she gets sympathy for conditions she doesn't have, plays with the emotions of both friends and family, accepts gifts for her imaginary baby without a second thought, and walks away from the love of her life because she is too immature to finally fess up to her charade. Finally, the end of the book is supremely ridiculous and a lovely example of deus ex machina.
There are more problems with the book then the ones listed above (trying to trap a man into marriage, improbable reactions from other characters to Jane's insanity), but many of them would constitute spoilers. Overall, I do not recommend The Thin Pink Line.
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Awsome!!!
The Thin Pink Line really is fantastic... Lauren Baratz-Logsted has really ruled over this genre! A fantastic book for anyone that wants to laugh a little and smile tons!!!
Published on July 16 2004 by Heather J Johnson
1.0 out of 5 stars
Couldn't get past the first two chapters
Argh... This book is so slow moving. Nothing really interesting being said, getting to the point is slow. I'm returning it <blech>. Read more
Published on July 14 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars
Can't wait to read the sequel
The Eskimos may have 72 different words for snow, but Baratz-Logsted has at least that many ways of being clever in her novel THIN PINK LINE. Read more
Published on July 7 2004 by Karin Gillespie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not At All What I Expected
I picked up The Thin Pink Line expecting to mildly entertained; instead, I laughed so hard I cried...and I even cried a little for Jane. Read more
Published on Jun 29 2004 by Deborah C. Harbuck
5.0 out of 5 stars
What Not to Expect When You Tell People You're Expecting
This book appealed to my ironic sense of humor and kept me reading despite a five-year old and a full-time job. Read more
Published on Jun 23 2004 by "alexena22"
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lots of fun here
This book is chick lit with a twist. It is perfect for summer reading on the beach, travel reading on a plane, or winter reading in a big chair by a fireplace. Read more
Published on Jun 20 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars
NEVER AGAIN
I would rather shave my head then sit through that awful book. Sure the premise is cute and it may be enough to keep you reading... Read more
Published on Jun 9 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars
Neither here nor there
This book had a good reason for me to keep reading, but to me it got very annoying. I ended up skipping a lot of things with her people in the office asking about the... Read more
Published on May 27 2004 by K. Thomas
4.0 out of 5 stars
entertaining but slightly whacked
In the beginning, Jane honestly thinks she is pregnant and tells several people as well as her boyfriend Trevor. Read more
Published on May 11 2004 by momazon
1.0 out of 5 stars
horrid
I have lot of problem with the book but here is my biggest-
You do not pretend to be pregnant, FOR 9 months, and take other people on this delusional ride with you. Read more
You do not pretend to be pregnant, FOR 9 months, and take other people on this delusional ride with you. Read more
Published on May 10 2004
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