Piece of Work by Laura Zigmna

A new novel by the author who wrote Animal Husbandry, Dating Big Bird and Her.

"In her fourth novel, Zigman tells the story of thirtysomething Julia Einstein, who has put her career as a publicist on hold to be a stay-at-home mom. Julia loves spending her days with her young son, even though she'd be the first to admit she's not exactly a domestic goddess. Everything changes when her husband, Peter, gets fired from his high-powered job and quickly proves to be much better at the household chores. Soon, Julia has no choice but to rejoin the work force. She takes a job working for a firm that represents has beens, and her first assignment is to relaunch a difficult, elderly, once-upon-a-time movie star, Mary Ford. Mary's comeback vehicle is a perfume that, everyone agrees, literally stinks. Nonetheless, Julia ends up orchestrating the star's comeback—and her own. This is a humorous and well-written look at what happens when the girl with the great single life gets the hot guy and becomes a mom. "

~ from Library Journal Review