Big Girls Don't Cry

Plus-Sized Women in Fiction...

Inappropriate Men  by Stacey Ballis
Unhappily married, Sidney Stein finds herself drifting into an illicit affair with Geoffrey Fahl, an older man, and then leaving Geoffrey to plunge into the dating scene, until a series of disastrous dates and unexpected romance turn her life upside down.

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.

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.

After the Loving  by Gwynne Forster
Voluptuous, full-figured caterer Velma Brighton sorely lacks self-confidence, which affects her newfound relationship with Russ Harrington, who has a hard time dealing with her attempts to make herself over, especially since she is beautiful just the way she is.

True Love (and Other Lies)  by Whitney Gaskell
Travel writer Claire Spencer doesn't believe in fate, much less any part of that fairy tale, happy ending, love-at-first-sight stuff. Especially not for Amazon-sized women like her. So when Jack, the sexy man who sits next to her on a flight from New York to London, asks her out, Claire wonders, what’s the catch?

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.

Big Girls Don't Cry  by Donna Hill
Voluptuous, full-figured women live life to the fullest and find true love in a quartet of romantic tales that include Donna Hill's "Dr. Love" and Brenda Jackson's "The Perfect Seduction."

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.

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.

Conversations With the Fat Girl  by Liza Palmer
An overweight waitress ponders her relationship with her best friend, who had once been overweight herself, as her friend prepares for a wedding.

Losing It  by Lindsay Faith Rech
With her life collapsing around her, 32-year-old waitress Diana Christopher, who is addicted to cheese curls, forms a friendship with her 93-year-old neighbor, who helps Diana believe in herself, unleash the sexy goddess within and finally face her past.

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."

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.

Every Inch of Her  by Peter Sheridan
Things will never be quite the same again for the sisters at Dublin's Good Shepherd Convent, thanks to the arrival of their newest refugee, Philo, a huge, tattooed woman with a penchant for smoking, swearing and eating, who is fleeing her abusive husband, Tommo.

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.