Like so many women in today's society, Valerie Frankel's world was dictated by her weight, from starvation and binge eating to her self-loathing and total preoccupation with her weight. Not wanting to pass this legacy on to her own daughters, Valerie set out to cleanse herself of these painful and damaging cycles. Yes, she lost twenty pounds and two dress sizes along the way - without dieting a single day. But more than that, she's come out on the other side, loving her body, herself, and finally being free.
Thin Is the New Happy is a hilarious, unflinching, self-deprecating, and joy-filled memoir for every woman who has ever felt good or bad about herself based on how she looks.
"[A] poignant...hilarious memoir - As Frankel diets through good times and bad, she skewers her own weight-loss foibles and a society that teaches women that thin is all that matters." - Lucy S. Danziger, editor-in-chief, Self Magazine "Riotously funny...always thought-provoking...down-right inspiring." - Meg Cabot, author of The Princess Diaries "It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me think." - Jennifer Cruise, author of Agnes and the Hitman
The anger in Valerie Frankel's memoir is never far from the surface in Marie Caliendo's committed and impressive performance. Caliendo aptly delivers Frankel's biting accounts of her seemingly nonstop battles with her culture's expectations, her family legacy, a heartbreaking loss, and--her unifying theme--lifelong self-loathing. Not for the fainthearted, Frankel's story is full of angry language that often makes connecting with her story a challenge. But she's a veteran novelist, so her negative emotions move quickly and without gratuitous embellishment. Frankel's memoir could provide the motivation that many people need to break free of painful emotional patterns, especially those who battle excess weight and are fed up with their issues. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Valerie Frankel has been an editor for Mademoiselle magazine and is a contributor to Self, Glamour and Parenting magazine. She has written nine novels and this is her first memoir. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two daughters.
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