num_pages: 257
description: The main protagonist of this comic novel is Harriet, a woman in her late 30s and very overweight. She has a small shop with a flat above in North London from which she does invisible mending. Her life has been taken up by a number of half-hearted attempts to lose weight. She has a sister, Helen, who of course is good-looking, thin, successful and married. Harriet's life changes when she hires Patrick, one of the personal trainers at a local gym, to give her individual lessons. Patrick introduces her to a rather bizarre form of martial arts.
language: English
title: Weeping Women Hotel
titlecomplete: Weeping Women Hotel
genres: Fiction, Comedy, Humor
ratings_count: 325
publisher: Sceptre