The Dieter

Fiction & Literature, Humorous, Romance, Contemporary
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Author: Susan Sussman ISBN: 9780671661243
Publisher: Susan Sussman Publication: February 1, 1989
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Susan Sussman
ISBN: 9780671661243
Publisher: Susan Sussman
Publication: February 1, 1989
Imprint:
Language: English

Barbara Avers has it all, a high-power attorney/politician husband, great kids, beautiful home -- and a two pack a day cigarette habit.  Suddenly, her best friend dies and Barbara honors their lifelong friendship by flinging away her last carton of cigarettes.  Instantly, like Alice down the rabbit hole, the once skinny Barbara hurtles headlong into the alternate universe of hips and thighs, weight clinics and fad diets, elastic waistbands and camouflage over-blouses.

—Susan Isaacs:  “THE DIETER is about gaining and losing: pounds, husbands, habits and friends. It is a delightful novel, intelligent, witty, and very moving.”

—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:  “An excellent novel for and about women…written with both wit and grit…. Anyone who has ever tried to lose weight will identify with Barbara and cheer her on in her Battle of the Bulge…Barbara comes to grips with her life in a most satisfying denouement…. And from Susan Sussman, I hope for more novels about contemporary women…”

--Chicago Tribune:   "[A] clever, literate novel.... about women and food and love -- the reality that very few of us  have perfect size 6 lives."

--New York Times:  [Sussman's] understanding of the plight of the compulsive eater and dieter, and of the various weight-loss programs, rings true...."

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Barbara Avers has it all, a high-power attorney/politician husband, great kids, beautiful home -- and a two pack a day cigarette habit.  Suddenly, her best friend dies and Barbara honors their lifelong friendship by flinging away her last carton of cigarettes.  Instantly, like Alice down the rabbit hole, the once skinny Barbara hurtles headlong into the alternate universe of hips and thighs, weight clinics and fad diets, elastic waistbands and camouflage over-blouses.

—Susan Isaacs:  “THE DIETER is about gaining and losing: pounds, husbands, habits and friends. It is a delightful novel, intelligent, witty, and very moving.”

—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:  “An excellent novel for and about women…written with both wit and grit…. Anyone who has ever tried to lose weight will identify with Barbara and cheer her on in her Battle of the Bulge…Barbara comes to grips with her life in a most satisfying denouement…. And from Susan Sussman, I hope for more novels about contemporary women…”

--Chicago Tribune:   "[A] clever, literate novel.... about women and food and love -- the reality that very few of us  have perfect size 6 lives."

--New York Times:  [Sussman's] understanding of the plight of the compulsive eater and dieter, and of the various weight-loss programs, rings true...."

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