Waisted : a novel
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Published
New York : Atria Books, 2019.
ISBN
9781501131387, 1501131389
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Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks
FIC MEYERS, R.
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FIC MEYERS, R.
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Published
New York : Atria Books, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
275 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781501131387, 1501131389
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In this provocative, wildly entertaining, and compelling novel, seven women enrolled in an extreme weight loss documentary discover self-love and sisterhood as they enact a daring revenge against the exploitative filmmakers. Alice and Daphne, both successful working mothers, both accomplished and seemingly steady, harbor the same secret: obsession with their weight overshadows concerns about their children, husbands, work--and everything else of importance in their lives. Scales terrify them. Daphne, plump in a family of model-thin women, learned at her mother's knee that only slimness earns admiration. Alice, break-up skinny when she met her husband, risks losing her marriage if she keeps gaining weight. The two women meet at Privation. Located in a remote Vermont mansion, the program promises fast, dramatic weight loss, and Alice, Daphne, and five other women are desperate enough to leave behind their families for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The catch? They must agree to always be on camera; afterward, the world will see Waisted: The Documentary . The women soon discover that the filmmakers have trapped them in a cruel experiment. With each pound lost, they edge deeper into obsession and instability...until they decide to take matters into their own hands. A compulsively readable and ultimately poignant examination of body image, family, and friendship, Waisted features Randy Susan Meyers's signature "engaging and sharp" ( Publishers Weekly ) prose and is perfect for fans of Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty, Dietland by Sarai Walker, The First Wives Club by Olivia Goldsmith, and Hunger by Roxane Gay.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Meyers, R. S. (2019). Waisted: a novel (First Atria Books hardcover edition.). Atria Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Meyers, Randy Susan. 2019. Waisted: A Novel. Atria Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Meyers, Randy Susan. Waisted: A Novel Atria Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Meyers, Randy Susan. Waisted: A Novel First Atria Books hardcover edition., Atria Books, 2019.
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