blurb:
"In his extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch a wild ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years.
Meet Dolores Price. She's 13, wise-mouthed but wounded, having bid her childhood good-bye. Stranded in front of her bedroom TV, she spends the next few years nourishing herself with the Mallomars, potato chips, and Pepsi her anxious mother supplies. When she finally rolls into young womanhood at 257 pounds, Dolores is no stronger and life is no kinder. But this time she's determined to rise to the occasion and give herself one more chance before she really goes under.

RELEASE NOTES:

Putting this in Marlene-TC's English bookbox.

Taken from Marlene-TC's bookbox. Going on my TBR first!

I finally got to read this book, my second Lamb novel. I enjoyed this one too, although it took some time to get into it. I sometimes felt impatient with Dolores, thought she should get herself together. But I understand that traumatic experiences can cause these effects. I was glad to read along and see the improvement in her mental and physical health.

Left this in Rome with my daughter. She will read it and probably pass it on, or wild release it. I have asked her to let me know what is next.

Released at terminal 2, EasyJet, behind customs. Happy reading.