Little Earthquakes

Four new mothers in Philadelphia lean on each other while they adjust their lives and marriages to the demands of raising children.

Ayinde is a biracial newscaster who relocates to the city after her husband, a star NBA player, is traded to the 76ers. She meets Becky, a chef who plays the "pregnant or just fat" game each time she passes a mirror, and Kelly, an event planner with her whole life mapped out to the smallest detail. They meet when Kelly goes into labor during a prenatal yoga class.

The three quickly become close. They trade advice on everything from burping techniques to the harder work of emotional support, and the friendship becomes a daily necessity for each of them.

The circle widens to include Lia, a semi-famous Hollywood starlet. After a sudden tragedy she leaves her husband and returns to Philly.

This is women's fiction about friendship, motherhood and marriage, told through four women whose lives are at different stages of upheaval. The focus stays on their relationships with one another and with their families, with love and heartbreak both in play.