A poignant and ruthlessly honest journey through cultural expectations of size, race, and gender--and toward a brighter future--from National Book Award nominee Evette DionneMy body has not betrayed me; it has continued rebounding...
Overweight women
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Author:Dionne, EvetteSummary: - Author:Foster, LoriSummary:
Grace Jenkins has had little experience with men--feeling too awkward and insecure to free the passionate woman inside her. But that hasn't stopped her from dreaming about Noah Harper. Gorgeous, strong and darkly sexy, his rough...
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Author:Baker, JesSummary:With smart and sassy eloquence, veteran blogger Jes M. Baker calls on women to be proud of their bodies, fight against fat-shaming, and embrace a body-positive worldview to change public perceptions and help women maintain mental health...
- Author:Weiner, JenniferSummary:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes a warmhearted and empowering new novel about love, family, friendship, secrets, and a life-changing journey. Thirty-three-year-old Abby Stern has made it to a happy place....
- Author:Dade, OliviaSummary:
When April Whittier posts her latest costume creation on Twitter, her plus-size take goes viral. And when TV star Marcus Caster-Rupp asks her out, truth becomes stranger than fanfiction.
- Author:Weber, CarlSummary:
To be a member of the Big Girls Book Club, there's just one requirement: be a size 14--at least. Tammy, Egypt, Isis, Nikki, Coco, and Tiny are six voluptuous, feisty girlfriends who love a good book almost as much as they enjoy a good...
- Author:Coleman, RowanSummary:
Willow Briars has a great career and all the outward trappings of success. But when it comes to her personal life, she's utterly miserable--until she buys a pair of vintage shoes that transform her outlook. Now she's rethinking...
- Author:Murphy, JulieSummary:
"If the Shoe Fits encompasses everything I love about rom-coms. I laughed, I swooned, I smiled. Another hit for Julie Murphy!"--Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Hopeless. If the shoe doesn't fit,...
- Author:Weiner, JenniferSummary:
For twenty-eight years, things have been tripping along nicely for Cannie Shapiro. Sure, her mother has come charging out of the closet, and her father has long since dropped out of her world. But she loves her friends, her rat terrier...
- Author:Moore, JudithSummary:
"I am fat" begin's Moore's description of an abusive mother, ignored or teased by those around her, she has always been defined by her size. But as she traces her obsessions with food, and struggles with self image and troubled...
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Author:Cross, KatieSummary:Lexie Greene has always had such a pretty face.Unfortunately, that’s where it seemed to stop. She’s grown up hearing her Mother constantly remind her that she needs to lose weight. And twenty-two-year-old Lexie knows she’s overweight....
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Sexy and satisfying, Big Summer is the perfect quarantine read." — USA TODAY "The beach read to end all beach reads." — Entertainment Weekly "Big fun, and then some. It's empowering and surprising—a...
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Author:Green, Louise, Weiner, JessSummary:In Big Fit Girl, Louise Green describes how the fitness industry fails to meet the needs of plus-size women and thus prevents them from improving their health and fitness. By telling her own story of how she stopped dieting, got off the...
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Pop culture stereotypes, shopping frustrations, fat jokes, and misconceptions about health are all ways society systemically rejects large bodies. BIG is a collection of personal and intimate experiences of plus size women, non-binary...
