13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl: From the author of TikTok phenomenon BUNNY by

Description: 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad Growing up in suburban hell, Lizzie has never liked the way she looks. A darkly funny novel about the harmful beauty standards imposed on women. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A beautiful, necessary book Roxane GayEchoes of Margaret Atwoods The Edible Woman Irish TimesLizzie doesnt like the way she looks. Though she dates guys online, shes afraid to send pictures: no-one wants a fat girl.So Lizzie starts to lose weight. With punishing drive she counts almonds consumed and pounds dropped, navigating double-edged validation from her mother, her friends, her husband and her own reflection in the mirror. But no matter how much she loses, will she ever see herself as anything other than a fat girl?In this darkly funny, deeply resonant novel, Mona Awad delivers a tender and moving depiction of a lovably difficult young woman whose life is hijacked by her struggle to conform.Devastating Emerald StreetHonest, searing and necessary Elle. Author Biography Mona Awad was born in Montreal and now lives in the USA. A graduate of York University in Toronto, her debut novel, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, won the 2016 Amazon Best First Novel Award, the Colorado Book Award and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and the Arab American Book Award. Her writing has appeared in McSweeneys, TIME magazine, Electric Literature, VICE, The Walrus and elsewhere. Her second novel, Bunny, is also published by Head of Zeus. Review In subject and voice, there are echoes of Margaret Atwoods The Edible Woman and Janice Galloways The Trick Is to Keep Breathing, but neither has the wit of 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl * Irish Times *The title of Mona Awads debut novel might suggest were just looking at fat here, but really its a novel about obsessively hating your own flesh... Devastating * Emerald Street *A beautiful, necessary book -- Roxane GayHonest, searing, and necessary... 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl peels back the curtain on the struggles of entering womanhood from body image, to relationships, to merely navigating the oh-so-cruel world * Elle *Awad deftly captures the many indignities that she – that women – experience around food and weight... Simultaneously tart and tender, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl is stunning * Washington Post *Shocking, sad, important and tender; this is a powerful rollercoaster of a read * Daily Mail *[A] clever debut... The themes may be sobering but Awad examines them with a deliciously wry humour * Mail on Sunday * Promotional A darkly funny, deeply resonant and shocking novel about the harmful beauty standards imposed on women. Review Quote Shocking, sad, important and tender; this is a powerful rollercoaster of a read Promotional "Headline" A darkly funny, deeply resonant and shocking novel about the harmful beauty standards imposed on women. Feature Book won the 2016 Amazon Best First Novel Award, the Colorado Book Award and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize. Details ISBN1804548243 Author Mona Awad Pages 256 Year 2023 ISBN-10 1804548243 ISBN-13 9781804548240 Publication Date 2023-01-05 UK Release Date 2023-01-05 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2023-01-05 Subtitle From the author of TikTok phenomenon BUNNY Alternative 9781788549660 DEWEY 813.6 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-01-09 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint Apollo We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139580655;

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