The Real Me Is Thin by Arabella Weir

The real me is thin. Of course she is. The real me does not need a size 16, sometimes even a size 18, to accommodate her Mammoth arse (not my real one, obviously) when buying trousers. I don't feel like a fat woman. That can't be who I really am.

Spilling the beans about a life lived under the ruthless tyranny of a chocolate biscuit (and all its equally fattening pals), Arabella Weir, in this humorous appraisal of modern society's attitude towards eating and body image, unravels how she got to thinking her 'bum looked big in this'. Recounting stories of disapproving parents, callous doctors, dog food mystery-meat suppers, fascist diet regimes, and sizeist theatre directors, this candid memoir vividly recreates a life and mindset formed by the discomfort of being a 'fat' daughter, girlfriend, actress and mother.

This book is for every woman who thinks there's another better, 'real', her waiting to get out (if only she could lose a few pounds...).

Genres: Nonfiction - Biography - Chick Lit
Condition: Very Good
Published: 2010 by Fourth Estate
Pages: 227
ISBN: 9780007291236
Weight: 405g