Mean moms : a novel / Emma Rosenblum.

By:

Rosenblum, Emma [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2025Copyright date: �2025Edition: First editionDescription: pages cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781250364203

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

813/.6 23/eng/20241220

LOC classification:

PS3618.O8338 M43 2025

Summary: "A deliciously satisfying and suspenseful story about what happens when a clique of wealthy Manhattan private school moms start getting a taste of exactly what they deserve, instead of just what they can pay for. Meet Frost, Morgan, and Nell-a wealthy, gorgeous group of New York City moms, the queen bees of downtown Manhattan. Their children attend Atherton Seminary, the top private school in the city, and their social lives revolve around elaborate themed parties. On the first day of school, the arrival of a new mom and mysterious beauty from Miami named Sofia shakes up their world. When Sofia quickly integrates herself into their clique, inexplicably bad things start to happen to the women. Frost is the victim of a hit-and-run electric scooter incident. Nell's dream of launching a fashion line is thwarted when the clothing samples cause people to break out in a rash. Morgan's new sound bath spa is robbed at gunpoint by a moped-driving thief. Morgan declares it all a "negative event cluster," but the other women aren't so sure. Is someone at school out to get them? Another mom with a vendetta? Let's not forget to mention the handsome headmaster, Dr. Broker, who every mom has a crush on (and one of them might be sleeping with). Spanning the course of one eventful Fall in New York, ending with a Surrealist New Year's Eve Ball-and a possible death, Mean Moms is part satire of upper crust mom-ing and part mystery, interrogating the line between friendship and jealousy, and getting at the question of: What would happen if the woman standing next to you at school pick up was actually a sociopath?"-- Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult Book	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	Adult Fiction	New Books	FIC ROSENBLUM	Ordered

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Meet Frost, Morgan, and Belle--a wealthy, gorgeous group of New York City moms, the queen bees of downtown Manhattan. Their children attend Atherton Academy, the top private school in the city, and their social lives revolve around elaborate themed parties. On the first day of school, the arrival of a new mom and mysterious beauty from Miami, Sofia shakes up their world. When Sofia quickly integrates herself into their clique, inexplicably bad things start to happen to the women. Is someone at school out to get them?
Spanning the course of one eventful school year in New York, Mean Moms is part satire of upper-crust mom-ing and part mystery, interrogating the line between friendship and jealousy, and getting at the question:

What would happen if the woman standing next to you at school pickup was actually a sociopath?

"A deliciously satisfying and suspenseful story about what happens when a clique of wealthy Manhattan private school moms start getting a taste of exactly what they deserve, instead of just what they can pay for. Meet Frost, Morgan, and Nell-a wealthy, gorgeous group of New York City moms, the queen bees of downtown Manhattan. Their children attend Atherton Seminary, the top private school in the city, and their social lives revolve around elaborate themed parties. On the first day of school, the arrival of a new mom and mysterious beauty from Miami named Sofia shakes up their world. When Sofia quickly integrates herself into their clique, inexplicably bad things start to happen to the women. Frost is the victim of a hit-and-run electric scooter incident. Nell's dream of launching a fashion line is thwarted when the clothing samples cause people to break out in a rash. Morgan's new sound bath spa is robbed at gunpoint by a moped-driving thief. Morgan declares it all a "negative event cluster," but the other women aren't so sure. Is someone at school out to get them? Another mom with a vendetta? Let's not forget to mention the handsome headmaster, Dr. Broker, who every mom has a crush on (and one of them might be sleeping with). Spanning the course of one eventful Fall in New York, ending with a Surrealist New Year's Eve Ball-and a possible death, Mean Moms is part satire of upper crust mom-ing and part mystery, interrogating the line between friendship and jealousy, and getting at the question of: What would happen if the woman standing next to you at school pick up was actually a sociopath?"-- Provided by publisher.

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Booklist Review

Mom wars turn nefarious in Rosenblum's latest (after Very Bad Company, 2024). At Atherton, a ritzy academy in New York City, students are the richest of the rich--children of celebrities, tycoons, and supermodels. Parents throw their wealth around at lavish, themed fundraisers, and the gossip flies in group chats and snarky comments. The school rotates around three women: Frost and Belle, who inherited their wealth, and Morgan, who married up. Sofia, new to the school, ingratiates herself on the first day. They settle into a friendship routine, but their illicit actions hide in the background. Morgan decides to start a business just as Belle is getting ready to launch hers. Frost is sleeping with Morgan's husband. And Sofia was cut off from all her money when she got divorced. But then Frost is hit by a scooter, Morgan's business is robbed, and the threats ramp up from there. One of the moms is sabotaging the others--but which one? Scandalous and juicy, this is Pretty Little Liars all grown up. Take it on your next beach trip.