num_pages: 354
description: Marian is determined to be ordinary. She lays her head gently on the shoulder of her serious fiancee and quietly awaits marriage. But she didn't count on an inner rebellion that would rock her stable routine, and her digestion. Marriage a la mode, Marian discovers, is something she literally can't stomach ... The Edible Woman is a funny, engaging novel about emotional cannibalism, men and women, and desire to be consumed.'Margaret Atwood not only has a sense of humour, she has wit and style in abundance ... a joy to read' Good Housekeeping'Written with a brilliant angry energy' Observer'A witty, elegant, generous and patient writer' Punch
language: English
title: The Edible Woman
titlecomplete: The Edible Woman
characters: Peter Wollander, Marian McAlpin, Ainsley Tewce
genres: Fiction, Canadian Literature, Canada, Womens, Literature, Feminism, Classics, Contemporary, Novels, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 35746
places: Toronto, Ontario
publisher: Virago