The Appetites of Girls
$47.80
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2017
Summary
For the audience that made Commencement a New York Times bestseller comes a novel about women making their way in the world.Four young women are thrown together as roommates freshman year in college- Ruth, Francesca, Opal, and Setsu. Each is striving to overcome struggles from childhood and find her true self.Tormented by self-doubt, Ruth is coddled by her immigrant mother, who uses food to soothe and control her. Defiant Francesca believes her heavy frame shames her Park Avenue family; to pr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780425275399 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0425275396 |
| Author: | Pamela Moses |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2017 |
| Weight: | 325g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
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Critics Review
“This gorgeously written story maps the links between love and food.” —Redbook
“A beautifully written…tale of women finding courage.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Emotionally charged…clear-eyed prose.” —Publishers Weekly
“A vivid, multilayered portrayal of friendship.” —Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence
“Smart and tender and true.“—Rebecca Rasmussen, author of The Bird Sisters
“An important book for our times—and for our friends, daughters, and ourselves.” —Sarah Pekkanen, author of The Best of Us
“A terrific novel.” —Martha Moody, bestselling author of Best Friends
About The Author
Pamela Moses
Pamela Moses received a B.A. in comparative literature from Brown and an M.A. in English from Georgetown. She lives outside New York City with her husband and their two children. The Appetites of Girls is her first novel.
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