About this title: Marta Zinsser grew up ina Seattle suburb and couldn't wait to leave. In New York she thrived as an independent woman with no need for men, even when she decided to have a baby. She certainly never thought she'd ever come back. But when her mother becomes ill, Marta realises that this is her 10-year-old daughter's last chance to get to know her ...
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Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: 5 Spot
Date Published: 2007-09-27
ISBN-13:9780446699235ISBN:0446699233
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: 5 Spot
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780446699235ISBN:0446699233
Description: Good+ 0446699233. GD++++ edge scuffs & small corner dings; back cover has some light creasing; clean, flat, no writing or spine creasing; 1.3 x 7.8 x 5.2 Inches; 432 pages; Advertising executive Marta Zinsser is no poster child for her wealthy Seattle suburb-and nothing could please her more. This former New Yorker wears combat boots, not Manolos, and drives a righteous Harley hog instead of a Mercedes SUV. Now she's launching her own agency in this land of the Microsoft elite, even though her ... read more
"Jane Porter is advertized as the author of Flirting with Forty. I've not read it. But if she writes Flirting with Fifty I surely will.
Odd Mom Out is such a fun read. Poor Marta simply doesn't fit in and doesn't want to either. But she desperately needs to fit in with the local moms soon for the sake of her child. What Marta doesn't realize is that she needs to be needed too, and not just by a daughter that's growing up too fast.
Gradually Marta learns that those who fit in might not be quite as normal or happy as they look, and those who don't won't necessarily be as different as they seem either. Meanwhile her daughter reads How to be Popular and drives her mother spare. Oh, and there's the handsome sexy motor-bike enthusiast who might be another not-fitting-in parent, if Marta could just get the chance to find out.
And there's the job. Yes, Marta's a working mom, and a happily single Mom, and a super-Mom. She runs her own company and she runs her own life, except that there's just too much juggling going on. I loved getting to know her, and her daughter, and Luke, though I wanted to scream sometimes-why couldn't she see? It felt like screaming at a friend.
My favorite scene? Well, there's the one where the parents' association are discussing raising funds for their kids' school, and Marta wants them to share with the other side of town. But the mommy mafia is diverting the conversation to laser treatments... I think I wouldn't fit in either.
Sometimes there seemed to be just a few too many twists. But why should it be simple. Marta's story is alternately hilarious and touching and sweet, and I really enjoyed reading it. Thanks again to Hachette Book Group and Nights and Weekends."
"I really liked this one! It was funny and thoughtful. I loved the main character who was a Harley riding single mom who was fiercely independent and refused to rely on a man or anyone else. Her 9 year old daughter just wanted a regular cookie baking mom who belonged to the PTA and did what all the other moms did.
This book had a happy ending and it was a very enjoyable read."
"I read this because it was reviewed in The Seattle Times and the setting was local (Bellevue/Seattle). I was a bit disappointed because the skewering of the stay-at-home suburban mom seemed overly harsh, even to me who would have been glad to find it humorous. And the main character mom was too much of a stereotypical "free spirit" - all the characters seemed flat "types". Bellevue moms can't really be that bad, can they? Critical though I am, I did enjoy the book as sort of a "guilty pleasure"."
"Another Porter book that I loved. This one was about a woman, Marla, who is a single mom, by choice and who has chosen to always be herself and not live by anyone else's rules. She lives in a neighorhood where being a SAHM is a huge job, and she doesn't want to "fit in" but her daughter does want her to. She tries to be a room mom, etc. and it's quite funny to watch her be who her daughter wants her to be.
It taught me alot about the need to be accepted by others and fit in. I decided that I need to be happy with who I am, and know what I'm capable of, and quit trying to fit someone else's idea of who and what I should be. I like who I am, that's enough."
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