Dietland by Sarai Walker
A wickedly funny, feminist revenge fantasy novel of one fat woman's fight against sexism and the beauty industry, now a major TV series.
Devastatingly funny * The Pool *
Spiky, funny.. Wonderfully unapologetic, off-beat and a lot of fun * Elle *
As funny as it is fierce * Glamour *
An amazing, different and transformative novel * Daily Mail *
A call to arms. Devious, subversive, delightful * Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones *
What looks like feel-good fluff becomes an angry, surreal feminist Fight Club * Independent Magazine *
Ferocious and hilarious * Margaret Atwood *
As funny as it is thought-provoking... a joy to read * Heat Magazine *
What opens as a beach read evolved into a tart, electrifying revenge tale * Mail on Sunday *
Disturbing, surprising, and refreshingly angry * New York Magazine *
Finally, the feminist murder mystery/makeover story we've been waiting for * O, The Oprah Magazine *
This modern makeover story is super-smart, forward-thinking and honest. * Essentials *
Witty and wise * People *
Captures the misery of failing to fit in, to fit into the right clothes, to fit in with the right people and their expectations * The Economist *
It's vanishingly rare to see a novel that looks like the much-maligned 'chick lit' - and sometimes reads like it - so gleefully censorious of rape culture * Guardian *
Spiky, funny.. Wonderfully unapologetic, off-beat and a lot of fun * Elle *
As funny as it is fierce * Glamour *
An amazing, different and transformative novel * Daily Mail *
A call to arms. Devious, subversive, delightful * Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones *
What looks like feel-good fluff becomes an angry, surreal feminist Fight Club * Independent Magazine *
Ferocious and hilarious * Margaret Atwood *
As funny as it is thought-provoking... a joy to read * Heat Magazine *
What opens as a beach read evolved into a tart, electrifying revenge tale * Mail on Sunday *
Disturbing, surprising, and refreshingly angry * New York Magazine *
Finally, the feminist murder mystery/makeover story we've been waiting for * O, The Oprah Magazine *
This modern makeover story is super-smart, forward-thinking and honest. * Essentials *
Witty and wise * People *
Captures the misery of failing to fit in, to fit into the right clothes, to fit in with the right people and their expectations * The Economist *
It's vanishingly rare to see a novel that looks like the much-maligned 'chick lit' - and sometimes reads like it - so gleefully censorious of rape culture * Guardian *
Sarai Walker received her master's degree in Creative Writing from Bennington College, Vermont. She has written for magazines such as Seventeen and Mademoiselle and worked as an editor and writer for Our Bodies, Ourselves (www.ourbodiesourselves.org) before moving to London and then Paris to complete a Ph.D.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781786496812 |
| ISBN 10 | 178649681X |
| Title | Dietland |
| Author | Sarai Walker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2018-06-14 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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