WENDY SHANKER

Vibrant, vivacious and gorgeous, Wendy Shanker is a fat girl who has simply had enough - enough of family, friends, co-workers, women''s magazines, even strangers on the street all trying (and failing) to make her thin. With her mandate to change the world - and the humour and energy to do it - Wendy shows how media madness, corporate greed and even the most well-intentioned loved ones can chip away at a woman''s confidence. She invites people of all sizes, shapes and dissatisfactions to trade self-loathing for self-tolerance, celebrity worship for reality reverence, and a carb-free life for a guilt-free Krispy Kreme. Wendy explores dieting debacles, full-figured fashions and feminist philosophy while guiding you through exercise clubs, doctors'' offices, shopping malls and the bedroom. In the process, she will convince you that you can be fit and fat, even as the weight loss industry conspires to make you think otherwise. "The Fat Girl''s Guide to Life" invites you to step off the scales and weigh the issues for yourself.

De los siete pecados capitales, hoy por hoy la gula parece ser el más nefasto: disfrutar de la comida sin preocuparnos por esas curvas peligrosas que asoman por la cintura y las caderas, nos coloca en mal lugar para casi cualquier cosa, empezando por las relaciones sociales y acabando por las aventuras sentimentales. Wendy Shanker es una mujer con unos cuantos kilos molestos en su haber, pero ademas es una señora inteligente, ironica y con un gran sentido del humor. Tras haber intentado adelgazar de mil maneras distintas, acabo convenciendose que podia seguir viviendo e incluso permitirse el lujo de ser feliz mostrando sus curas sin mas.