Big Girl: A Novel |  | Author: Danielle Steel
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0385343183
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385343183
ASIN: 0385343183
Publication Date: February 23, 2010
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Product Description
In this heartfelt and incisive new novel, Danielle Steel celebrates the virtues of unconventional beauty while exploring deeply resonant issues of weight, self-image, sisterhood, and family.
A chubby little girl with blond hair, blue eyes, and ordinary looks, Victoria Dawson has always felt out of place in her family, especially in body-conscious L.A. Her father, Jim, is tall and slender, and her mother, Christina, is a fine-boned, dark-haired beauty. Both are self-centered, outspoken, and disappointed by their daughter’s looks. When Victoria is six, she sees a photograph of Queen Victoria, and her father has always said she looks just like her. After the birth of Victoria’s perfect younger sister, Gracie, her father liked to refer to his firstborn as “our tester cake.” With Gracie, everyone agreed that Jim and Christina got it right.
While her parents and sister can eat anything and not gain an ounce, Victoria must watch everything she eats, as well as endure her father’s belittling comments about her body and see her academic achievements go unacknowledged. Ice cream and oversized helpings of all the wrong foods give her comfort, but only briefly. The one thing she knows is that she has to get away from home, and after college in Chicago, she moves to New York City.
Landing her dream job as a high school teacher, Victoria loves working with her students and wages war on her weight at the gym. Despite tension with her parents, Victoria remains close to her sister. And though they couldn’t be more different in looks, they love each other unconditionally. But regardless of her accomplishments, Victoria’s parents know just what to say to bring her down. She will always be her father’s “big girl,” and her mother’s constant disapproval is equally unkind.
When Grace announces her engagement to a man who is an exact replica of their narcissistic father, Victoria worries about her sister’s future happiness, and with no man of her own, she feels like a failure once again. As the wedding draws near, a chance encounter, an act of stunning betrayal, and a family confrontation lead to a turning point.
Behind Victoria is a lifetime of hurt and neglect she has tried to forget, and even ice cream can no longer dull the pain. Ahead is a challenge and a risk: to accept herself as she is, celebrate it, and claim the victories she has fought so hard for and deserves. Big girl or not, she is terrific and discovers that herself.
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 Another winner - for every "regular" girl March 25, 2010
G. South
Big Girl is a very easy read and it is in Danielle Steel's unmistakable style You will love the main character and hate her parents before you finish the first 30 pages and you will be rooting for her from the start. if you are a Danielle Steel fan, this is a must read. If you are not a fan...read it anyway!
Really good April 13, 2010
H. Gordon (New York area)
I think this is the most sensitively written Danielle Steel she ever did. I thoroughly enjoyed the story, and the ending.
A Must for Many Big Sisters April 14, 2010
Cathi Deal (Spring, TX)
Anyone who's ever been a big sister with a younger sibling favored by parents needs to read this book! Once again, I've found that Danielle Steel has written a book that is not only good reading, but one that says something to older siblings who may be smarter, less funny, perhaps not as attractive, etc., as the baby of the family. How Victoria Dawson finally breaks herself out of this "mold" is a witty, yet revealing look at older sisters everywhere - even if they don't resemble Queen Victoria! Treat yourself to yet another good book by Danielle Steel - it's definitely worth purchasing, and even re-reading.
Great read! April 15, 2010
Mary Jo Depriest
I really enjoyed this book. The main character's struggle with her poor self image and dieting are easy to identify with
Different for Danielle Steel April 23, 2010
E. MOTE
A Big fan of Danielle Steel. This is definitely a different book from her norm but I do think it shows a true side to reality on how shallow people are looking at "the outside only" of people.
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