Massive by Julia Bell

Massive by Julia Bell

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Weight has always been a big issue in Carmen's life. Not surprising when her mum is obsessed with the idea that thin equals beauty, thin equals success, thin equals the way to get what you want. And somehow her daughter is going to be thin. When her mother sweeps her off to live in the city, Carmen finds her old world disappearing.

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Massive by Julia Bell

Weight has always been a big issue in Carmen's life. Not surprising when her mum is obsessed with the idea that thin equals beauty, thin equals success, thin equals the way to get what you want. And somehow her daughter is going to be thin. When her mother sweeps her off to live in the city, Carmen finds her old world disappearing.
Julia Bell is a writer and Senior Lecturer at Birkbeck College, London where she is the Course Director of the Creative Writing MA. She is the author of three novels, most recently The Dark Light, the co editor of the Creative Writing Coursebook as well as three volumes of short stories. She also takes photographs, writes poetry, short stories, occasional essays and journalism. She divides her time between London and Berlin.
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ISBN 13 9780330415613
ISBN 10 0330415611
Title Massive
Author Julia Bell
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 2003-06-06
Number of pages 240
Prizes Short-listed for Branford Boase Award 2003 (UK)
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.