Making It Big

I loved my literary romp with the fabulous Lyndsay Russell. Two words – SUCH FUN!' – MIRANDA HART

Sad, lonely Sharon Plunkett is a plus-size girl with low self-esteem. She's tried every fad, every diet and every cream, but like stains of grease on a pure silk blouse, her rolls of fat refuse to budge. The man of her dreams isn't interested, and her skinny best friend only uses her to look good.

But all that changes when Sharon visits Dr. Marvel's Miracle weight clinic, and steps into a strange new world where bill boards and magazines spill over with pictures of gorgeous size 20 celebs! Suddenly life is fantastic for Sharon, her platinum hair and voluptuous figure make her the perfect choice for designers Z&Zak. Before she can scoff another doughnut, she finds herself a top model moving up the ladder of fame. Rung by rung, she nets a footballer, dates a rock god, and snares the ultimate Hollywood heartthrob.

Sharon, now known as 'Shaz', becomes a trend-setting icon of fame, her self-esteem is sky-high and her life is bliss until the time it all starts to go very wrong. . . Sharon starts to lose weight.

A deliciously wicked satire, Making It Big bites back at the 'skinny insanity' currently gripping the western world. Size Zero, celebrity weight-obsessed magazines, the fashion and advertising industries, high society and Hollywood – all are hit by a giant, witty dollop of fun.

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'A funny, weird satire on size zero perfectionism – and I loved it' – Sun

'Fans of Jane Green and Megan Crane will find a kindred spirit in Russell as her sharp and richly textured novel confronts a variety of image-related themes with wit and humor' – Booklist

Formerly published as Fat Chance, now revised and updated with a new finale.