Big girl
Subtitle: a novel
By: Danielle Steel
Edition: Large print ed.
Series: Charnwood series
Publisher: Thorpe; Charnwood
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9781444806601
Subjects: Overweight women; Fiction; Sisters; Self-realization in women; Parent and child
Description: In Los Angeles, Victoria - a chubby little girl with ordinary looks - has always been second best to her younger sister Gracie. Clearly a disappointment to her parents, she constantly battles with a weight problem and is unable to win their approval: her academic achievements go unacknowledged. Wanting to get as far away from home as possible, she moves to New York City and finds a job as a high school teacher - amongst the sleek and slinky of Manhattan. Meanwhile, her lifeline to her family is through Gracie. Then a chance encounter starts an incredible chain of events. But can Victoria leave all the hurt behind and start a new and fulfilling future? Whatever the scales tell her however, she's determined to cherish who she is.
Notes: Adult.
Table of contents: title: In Los Angeles, Victoria; title: a chubby little girl with ordinary looks; title: has always been second best to her younger sister Gracie. Clearly a disappointment to her parents, she constantly battles with a weight problem and is unable to win their approval: her academic achievements go unacknowledged. Wanting to get as far away from home as possible, she moves to New York City and finds a job as a high school teacher; title: amongst the sleek and slinky of Manhattan. Meanwhile, her lifeline to her family is through Gracie. Then a chance encounter starts an incredible chain of events. But can Victoria leave all the hurt behind and start a new and fulfilling future? Whatever the scales tell her however, she's determined to cherish who she is.