Big Girls Don't Cry

Plus-Sized Women in Fiction...

Updated May 2010

All of Me: A Voluptuous Tale by Venise Berry
After suffering from a breakdown, an African-American woman begins to rebuild her life and learns to love herself for the first time in the process.

Fat Chance by Deborah Blumenthal
Full-figured columnist Maggie O'Leary, a.k.a. America's Anti-Diet Sweetheart, despite many attempts of sabotage and subterfuge, transforms herself into a svelte goddess, but her new look forces her to make some difficult decisions.

Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot
Former pop star Heather Wells has left behind hordes of screaming fans to settle into a new life, but when strange things start happening at her college, she finds herself once again in the spotlight, this time as a detective.

Eleanor Rigby: a Novel by Douglas Coupland
Liz Dunn has little to keep her going until a strange young man named Jeremy arrives in her life, upsetting her routine and triggering events that take Liz around the world, into danger, and for the first time, within reach of happiness.

The Next Big Thing by Johanna Edwards
Hoping to lose those extra pounds in order to arrange a face-to-face meeting with the British hunk she met online and to win a big cash prize to pay for the slinky new clothes she yearns to wear, Kat Larson signs up to become a contestant on the new reality show, From Fat to Fabulous.

Jemima J by Jane Green
Plus-sized Jemina Jones struggles with weight, dating and work issues as she navigates a treacherous world dominated by thinner women.

Too Big to Miss by Sue Ann Jaffarian
When her close friend Sophie London, a plus-sized activist, commits suicide over her webcam, Odelia Grey is determined to prove that the woman's death was in fact a murder.

How to Cook a Tart by Nina Killham
Cookbook author Jasmine March's life is turned upside down after her publisher drops her, her husband begins an affair with an aspiring actress, and her 16-year-old daughter plans to lose her virginity.

Dying to Be Thin by Kathryn Lilley
After losing her job and her boyfriend, plus-sized TV producer Kate Gallagher enrolls in an exclusive weight-loss clinic where she, writing about her own transformation, finds murder on the menu when the clinic's principal diet guru is found dead.

Slightly Single by Wendy Markham
Following her college sweetheart to New York City, Tracy Spadolini is stunned when he leaves her for the summer, and, determined to change her life and get things into perspective, Tracey, with the help of her friends and one special guy, becomes a new woman, one with confidence and determination.

At Large by Lynne Murray (Mystery)
A reluctant Josephine Fuller is called in to uncover the truth about the mysterious death of her ex-husband's girlfriend, a case in which Josephine is playing a dual role as both chief investigator and prime suspect.

Slim Chance by Jackie Rose
Obsessed with fitting into a size 8 Vera Wang wedding dress for her big day, newly engaged Evelyn Mays, an adorable brunette, soon becomes a willowy blonde—a transformation that leads to chaos when she makes new friends who encourage her to have "one last fling." 

Tiger Lillie by Lisa Samson (Inspirational)
Fifteen years after the mysterious disappearance of Ted, her childhood sweetheart, gutsy and daring Lillie Bauer-bungee-jumper, book addict, and delightfully offbeat coordinator of "extreme" high-concept weddings-is ready to find love again.

The Perfect Wife by Lynsay Sands
Desperately trying to hide her lush curves and ample body from her new husband, whom she believes desires a tiny wisp of a woman who is obedient, Avelyn is stunned to discover that he wants the complete opposite.

Night Swimming by Robin Schwarz
Learning that she has only one year left to live, Charlotte Clap steals $2 million from the bank where she used to work, changes her name and moves into an expensive Hollywood condo, all the while eluding the police.

The Cinderella Pact by Sarah Strohmeyer
Hiding her secret identity as the author of a glamour advice column, Nola enters a pact with her two closest friends that they will support one another through a shared makeover endeavor that leads to unexpected consequences.

Good In Bed by Jennifer Weiner
Smart, sharp, plus-sized pop culture reporter Cannie Shapiro finds her boyfriend has chronicled their sex life in a national women's magazine.