{"product_id":"waisted-9781501131394","title":"Waisted","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this provocative, wildly entertaining, and compelling novel, seven women enrolled in an extreme weight loss documentary discover self-love and sisterhood as they enact a daring revenge against the exploitative filmmakers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlice and Daphne, both successful working mothers, both accomplished and seemingly steady, harbor the same secret: obsession with their weight overshadows concerns about their children, husbands, work--and everything else of importance in their lives. Scales terrify them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDaphne, plump in a family of model-thin women, learned at her mother's knee that only slimness earns admiration. Alice, break-up skinny when she met her husband, risks losing her marriage if she keeps gaining weight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe two women meet at Privation. Located in a remote Vermont mansion, the program promises fast, dramatic weight loss, and Alice, Daphne, and five other women are desperate enough to leave behind their families for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The catch? They must agree to always be on camera; afterward, the world will see \u003ci\u003eWaisted: The Documentary\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe women soon discover that the filmmakers have trapped them in a cruel experiment. With each pound lost, they edge deeper into obsession and instability...until they decide to take matters into their own hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA compulsively readable and ultimately poignant examination of body image, family, and friendship, \u003ci\u003eWaisted\u003c\/i\u003e features Randy Susan Meyers's signature \"engaging and sharp\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) prose and is perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eBig Little Lies\u003c\/i\u003e by Liane Moriarty, \u003ci\u003eDietland \u003c\/i\u003eby Sarai Walker, \u003ci\u003eThe First Wives Club\u003c\/i\u003e by Olivia Goldsmith, and \u003ci\u003eHunger\u003c\/i\u003e by Roxane Gay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501131394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.31w x 1.00d","brand":"Randy Susan Meyers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654828814492,"sku":"9781501131394","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_152317ed-a3ee-4e9c-af10-d5a9a5c644c6.jpg?v=1603884177","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/waisted-9781501131394","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}