{"product_id":"dietland-paperback","title":"Dietland - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarai Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN AMC ORIGINAL SERIES \u003cbr\u003e FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCER MARTI NOXON, \u003cbr\u003e STARRING JOY NASH AND JULIANNA MARGULIES\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Best Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e - Bustle - Amazon - Women's National Book Association - \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eBookPage\u003c\/em\u003e - Kobo - LitReactor \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Audacious and gutsy and heartbreaking -- \u003cem\u003eDietland\u003c\/em\u003e completely blew me away.\" -- Jennifer Weiner \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe diet revolution is here. And it's armed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Plum Kettle does her best not to be noticed, because when you're fat, to be noticed is to be judged. With her job answering fan mail for a teen magazine, she is biding her time until her weight-loss surgery. But when a mysterious woman in colorful tights and combat boots begins following her, Plum falls down a rabbit hole into the world of Calliope House -- an underground community of women who reject society's rules -- and is forced to confront the real costs of becoming \"beautiful.\" At the same time, a guerilla group begins terrorizing a world that mistreats women, and Plum becomes entangled in a sinister plot. The consequences are explosive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A giddy revenge fantasy that will shake up your thinking and burrow under your skin\" (\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eDietland \u003c\/em\u003etakes on the beauty industry, gender inequality, and our weight-loss obsession -- with fists flying.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe diet revolution is here. And it s armed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Plum Kettle does her best not to be noticed, because when you re fat, to be noticed is to be judged. Or mocked. Or worse. With her job answering fan mail for a popular teen girls magazine, she is biding her time until her weight-loss surgery. Only then can her true life as a thin person finally begin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But when Plum notices she s being followed by a mysterious woman in colorful tights and combat boots, she finds herself falling down a rabbit hole into the world of Calliope House, a community of women who live life on their own terms. Reluctant but intrigued, Plum agrees to a series of challenges that force her to deal with the real costs of becoming beautiful. At the same time, a dangerous guerrilla group begins to terrorize a world that mistreats women, and as Plum grapples with her personal struggles, she becomes entangled in a sinister plot. The consequences are explosive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part coming-of-age story, part revenge fantasy, \u003ci\u003eDietland \u003c\/i\u003eis a bold, original, and funny debut novel that takes on the beauty industry, gender inequality, and our weight-loss obsession from the inside out and with fists flying.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDietland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDietland\u003c\/i\u003e is a book I have been waiting for someone to write all my life, and it hit me hard right where I live, right where so many of us have wasted too much time living. It s courageous, compassionate, intelligent, pissed off, and much more fun than it has any right to be. I can think of twenty people I want to buy it for, without even trying. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePam Houston, author of \u003ci\u003eContents May Have Shifted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sarai Walker s audacious, hilarious, yet surprisingly touching novel begins by spoofing the weight-loss industry and moves on to a devastating fantasy in which an avenger known as Jennifer targets men who prey on women. Through it all marches Plum, a fat woman who learns to love herself as she is, and whom I loved at all stages of her education. Keenly intelligent, daring, and original, \u003ci\u003eDietland\u003c\/i\u003e has something important to say to us all. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlice Mattison, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book Borrower\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sarai Walker is an immensely talented writer and her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eDietland \u003c\/i\u003e filled with wit, wisdom, and wonder is a pleasure. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJill McCorkle, author of \u003ci\u003eLife After Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The first rule of \u003ci\u003eDietland \u003c\/i\u003eis you should definitely talk about \u003ci\u003eDietland. \u003c\/i\u003eAnd I suspect you ll want to. Gather your book clubs, gather all the Jennifers you know! At first you ll think you re reading a familiar story: a woman who works at a women s magazine tries to lose weight. And then POW! \u003ci\u003eDietland\u003c\/i\u003e lithely moves in ways and to places you won t expect. Sarai Walker has a wonderfully curious mind, and this is an impressive, ambitious first novel. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGabrielle Zevin, best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Storied Life of A. J. Fikry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sarai Walker has written a call to arms. Devious, subversive, delightful, \u003ci\u003eDietland \u003c\/i\u003eis a Scum Manifesto set to a pop music beat and Plum Kettle is a feminist hero for the modern age. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Alice Sebold, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Lovely Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSARAI WALKER received her M.F.A. in creative writing from Bennington College. Her articles have appeared in national publications, including \u003ci\u003eSeventeen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMademoiselle, \u003c\/i\u003eand she served as an editor and writer for \u003ci\u003eOur Bodies, Ourselves.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDietland\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453245735090,"sku":"9780544704831","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2995c138be538629574638d7f355f5cf.webp?v=1778824973","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/dietland-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}