Fat Cow, Fat Chance by Jenni Murray
Interwoven with the science, social history and psychology of weight management, Fat Cow, Fat Chance is a refreshingly honest account of what it's like to be fat when society dictates that skinny is the norm.
A powerful, poignant tale of dieting and despair* The Times *
I'd put this book into every school as a warning to girls - and boys - not to waste their lives obsessing over food. * Mail on Sunday *
A perceptive look at health and happiness. * Sunday Express *
Jenni has a light touch when writing about hers and others struggles with eating and bodies. She does it too with the science, so that agony and confusion is mixed with humour and hope. A beautiful book. * Susie Orbach *
Laudably frank. * The Big Issue *
I'd put this book into every school as a warning to girls - and boys - not to waste their lives obsessing over food. * Mail on Sunday *
A perceptive look at health and happiness. * Sunday Express *
Jenni has a light touch when writing about hers and others struggles with eating and bodies. She does it too with the science, so that agony and confusion is mixed with humour and hope. A beautiful book. * Susie Orbach *
Laudably frank. * The Big Issue *
A painfully honest account of [Jenni's] lifelong battle to lose weight and an investigation into the physical and psychological causes of obesity.
* Daily Mail *
Jenni Murray was a journalist and broadcaster who presented BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour from 1987 to 2020. She was the author of several books and wrote a weekly column in the Daily Mail. She lived in north London and the New Forest. Jenni died in March 2026 aged seventy-five.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784163969 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784163961 |
| Title | Fat Cow, Fat Chance |
| Author | Jenni Murray |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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