Are You In The Mood? [Paperback]

Stephanie Lehmann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2004

When Camille's big chance for stardom bombs, she falls gratefully back into the arms of Daniel, her sweet, reliable boyfriend. Throwing herself with gusto into the role of wife and mom, Camille has an unexpected encounter with the hot director du jour and finds herself pretending to be single, childless and available for audition. It's the role of a lifetime, but then life isn't a dress rehearsal ...is it?

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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"Many women will easily identify... a winning story." -- Romantic Times Book Club

From the Inside Flap

When Camille Chaplin gives up her acting career for marriage and a child, she finds herself navigating a surreal, Upper East Side swirl of saccharin-sweet mommy-and-me classes, nannies with exotic accents, and women who can't seem to stop chirping about how "fulfilled" they are. And sex? How about zero interest. Then, while apartment hunting, Camille meets theater producer Eric Hughes, who takes an interest in her -- and not just as a potential buyer. Suddenly she doesn't know if her real performance is the one where she goes home to fix dinner and breastfeed, or the one where she tells herself she is still has a chance to finally make it as an actress. Is she willing to risk everything she has for something she's always wanted so badly?

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Product Details

• Paperback: 308 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (August 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758203357
• ISBN-13: 978-0758203359
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,842,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I grew up in San Francisco, went to UC Berkeley, and moved to New York City to go to graduate school at NYU. I still live in Manhattan with my husband and two teenage kids who are growing up way too fast.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Moms take heed, October 22, 2004

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A. Reader (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Are You In The Mood? (Paperback)

A "must read" for all new moms! The breastfeeding scenes are hilarious. I loved this book! Stephanie Lehman's "Are you in the Mood" contains great insight on the joys and frustrations of motherhood and marriage. I'm buying an extra copy to give my friend at her baby shower.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner from Stephanie Lehmann, July 29, 2004

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Rian Montgomery "Rian Montgomery" (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Are You In The Mood? (Paperback)

Are You in the Mood is the August release from Strapless Kensington, an imprint of Kensington Books that publishes chick lit. Most of the books published under this imprint are breezy and light. However, "Are You in the Mood" breaks the mold a bit. It is neither breezy nor light, but instead thought-provoking, real, and compelling. And somehow, it is still chick lit. And I absolutely loved it!

Camille, heroine of the book, is a 30-something-year-old actress working off Broadway, living in NYC and trying to get her big break. She lives on her own in a tiny apartment, and is doing fine, but somehow knows that her life isn't complete. She has just met a new guy named Daniel, a responsible, caring man, if a little on the boring side. Camille thinks she is happy with him, but not exceedingly so.

One night, an important critic from the NY Times sits in the audience of the play she is currently acting in. To her great surprise and delight, he ends up giving her a rave review, which Camille is certain will skyrocket her career into fame and fortune. She somehow knows everything will go well for her from now on. Daniel, however, acts as though he isn't so thrilled, and Camille decides that he perhaps he isn't the right man for her after all. After all, now that she is finally making it, she won't have time for him!

But unfortunately, things don't quite happen the way they are supposed to. The rave review doesn't open any doors for her; Her best friend Lisa declares she is going to settle down with a man who doesn't make her extremely happy, but is rich, and willing; an agent Camille has just signed on with turns out to be a total slimeball; and worst of all, Camille discovers she is pregnant, which could ruin her career. What's a girl to do in this situation? Camille must make a choice. Will it involve settling down with Daniel and raising their child, gaining the security she craves, but not the excitement? How will she deal with her acting career? And just how hard is it to raise a child these days? What will happen when she runs into a famous actor/director that she's always wanted to work for, (and has a huge crush on) who doesn't know she's married with a child?

This book was absolutely amazing and I couldn't put it down. Overall, I highly recommend Are You in the Mood to everyone, especially those who love reading about motherhood, friendship issues, and women trying to keep their careers afloat.

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5.0 out of 5 stars More Stephanie Lehmann!!!!!, August 9, 2004

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Henrietta James - See all my reviews

This review is from: Are You In The Mood? (Paperback)

I was so glad to get back into Stephanie Lehmann's witty, vivid heartbreaking world. This one gives us great theater, questionable sex and ambivalent mothering. What more could you ask for? Sharp, funny, well-written, from the heart and entirely real. Keep 'em coming, girl!