Review: misadventures
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2012
Misadventures of Fatwoman by Julie Elizabeth Powell:Andi recalls her life as a baby, always eating and then as a child in school andall the terrors of being big and going on a date.Even as a young mother she would go on diets to help lose weight and they never worked.Although her daughter makes fun of her she continues to go to the Fat Club meetings.Episodes of falling before she got to meet up with her first date and spilling everythingfrom her purse, roller skating and falling, were some things that continued to happen toher because of her weight and loss of balance.She still volunteered at the local senior center teaching them how to use computers. Shealso got up before everybody else and swam, liking the feeling of the water.Things are looking up, she's lost a few pounds and even found a new dress that looked good on her as her husband accepted an award and money at work. Their cruise was coming up soon and she'd be 40. Talent show, would it give her the confidence she needed.Her friend Sally is a lifesaver with help for the costume and motivation.She doesn't trust her husband when she found a button from a hotel. She confronts him with the information.