Running in Heels
2 journalers for this copy...
2001 ReganBooks trade paperback from cheekymonkey828. The first chicklit novel I've read about an eating disorder. I like my chicklit lighter--less Lifetime movie of the week-ish. Read an excerpt at HarperCollins.com.
From Booklist
When her best friend, Babs, gets married, Natalie is sure that their friendship will suffer. Matters are strained when Natalie starts dating Chris, a pompous band manager of whom Babs disapproves. Their relationship becomes increasingly strained, until Babs finally confronts Natalie, concerned about her dangerously low weight. But Natalie's downward spiral is just beginning: she continues to starve herself, loses her job, and enrages her spoiled brother by telling their mother about the child he had out of wedlock years before. However, Natalie is surprised to find that her friends are more steadfast than she thought: her former boss, Matt, finds her freelance jobs; her new friend, Alex, forces her to stick with Pilates; and Andy, Babs's handsome brother, moves into her flat and lifts her spirits. Natalie's journey is a long one, with lots of ups and downs, but it is hilariously and touchingly told. Maxted, whose debut novel, Getting Over It, was a hit in 2000, balances the humor and the seriousness of Natalie's problems perfectly.
From Booklist
When her best friend, Babs, gets married, Natalie is sure that their friendship will suffer. Matters are strained when Natalie starts dating Chris, a pompous band manager of whom Babs disapproves. Their relationship becomes increasingly strained, until Babs finally confronts Natalie, concerned about her dangerously low weight. But Natalie's downward spiral is just beginning: she continues to starve herself, loses her job, and enrages her spoiled brother by telling their mother about the child he had out of wedlock years before. However, Natalie is surprised to find that her friends are more steadfast than she thought: her former boss, Matt, finds her freelance jobs; her new friend, Alex, forces her to stick with Pilates; and Andy, Babs's handsome brother, moves into her flat and lifts her spirits. Natalie's journey is a long one, with lots of ups and downs, but it is hilariously and touchingly told. Maxted, whose debut novel, Getting Over It, was a hit in 2000, balances the humor and the seriousness of Natalie's problems perfectly.
Journal Entry 2 by editorgrrl at chicklit in editorgrrl, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, April 16, 2006
Released 18 yrs ago (4/16/2006 UTC) at chicklit in editorgrrl, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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The amazing your-book-fairy saved my bookbox when SueFitz finally unstalled it after five months, so I'm starting a new chicklit box to pay it forward.
The amazing your-book-fairy saved my bookbox when SueFitz finally unstalled it after five months, so I'm starting a new chicklit box to pay it forward.
Taking out of editorgrrl's chick lit bookbox
