13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl: Fiction

13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl: Fiction

â‚¬Å“Stunning...As you watch Lizzie navigate fraught relationships â‚¬" with food, men, girlfriends, her parents and even with herself â‚¬" youâ‚¬ll want to grab a friend and say: â‚¬ËœWhoa. This. Exactly.â‚¬â‚¬ÂÂ â‚¬"Washington Post

"A hilarious, heartbreaking book."Â â‚¬"People

Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Atlantic,Â Time Out New York, and The Globe and Mail

Growing up in the suburban hell of Misery Saga (a.k.a. Mississauga), Lizzie has never liked the way she looksâ‚¬"even though her best friend Mel says sheâ‚¬s the pretty one. She starts dating guys online, but sheâ‚¬s afraid to send pictures, even when her skinny friend China does her makeup: she knows no one would want her if they could really see her. So she starts to lose. With punishing drive, she counts almonds consumed, miles logged, pounds dropped. She fights her way into coveted dresses. She grows up and gets thin, navigating double-edged validation from her mother, her friends, her husband, her reflection in the mirror. But no matter how much she loses, will she ever see herself as anything other than a fat girl?
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In her brilliant, hilarious, and at times shocking debut, Mona Awad simultaneously skewers the body image-obsessed culture that tells women they have no value outside their physical appearance, and delivers a tender and moving depiction of a lovably difficult young woman whose life is hijacked by her struggle to conform. As caustically funny as it is heartbreaking, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl introduces a vital new voice in fiction.

FINALIST FOR THE GILLER PRIZE

WINNER OF THE AMAZON CANADA FIRST NOVEL AWARD

NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2016 BY ELLE, BUSTLE, AND THE GLOBE AND MAIL

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE MONTH BY THE HUFFINGTON POST, BUSTLE AND BOOKRIOT

FINALIST FOR THE COLORADO BOOK AWARD FOR LITERARY FICTION
Country USA
Brand Penguin Books
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780143128489
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2016-02-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143128489

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin Books
Manufacturer	Penguin Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780143128489
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2016-02-23
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780143128489

13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl: Fiction

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