The Pacific Heights Moms & Tots Club is the most exclusive children’s playgroup in all of San Francisco. For the city’s ultra-competitive elite, the club’s ten annual spots are the ultimate parenting prize.
But not everyone is PHM&TC material. The club’s founder, Bettina Connaught Cross, adheres to strict membership rules: Moms only. No single parents or working mothers allowed. … allowed. Membership is an arduous commitment. And there’s no room in the club for scandal, bad behavior, or imperfection… from tots or their moms.
In a world of power and prestige, no one has more than Bettina. And as every mom in Pacific Heights knows, you simply cannot cross her. But this year’s admissions process is more rigorous than ever, pitting prospective members against each other to prove their mettle.
But four of the six candidates vying for the remaining four slots have a secret that would knock them out of the running. Jade is a former stripper and porn actress, who has been absent for most of her son’s life. Jillian’s husband cleaned out their joint accounts and left her for his pregnant assistant. Ally never even had a husband — just a sperm donor — and she’s hiding a high-ranking corporate job. And Lorna fears that her son may have special needs… just the excuse her sister-in-law, Bettina, needs to deny her entry to the club.
Can these hopeful moms keep up appearances long enough to outlast the competition? Or will their chances — and their private lives — go up in flames?
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It’s not really the genre that I enjoy.
Love the author all of the books I have read of hers have been great.
A book form soap opera; fairly predictable.
I was surprised at this book. I was expecting something light and superficial, but the novel is a great parody of the lengths some parents (might actually) go through for their kids. Forget about competitive pre-school admissions, this book is about competitive playgroup admissions (starting at one year old). Though there are definitely things …