Fat People, Paperback - Bill Schubart
About The The fourteen stories Schubart tells are by turns poignant and evocative. FAT PEOPLE adds to our understanding of how easily food can overwhelm a life. For most of us, food is a source of sustenance and pleasure. This is true of FAT PEOPLE
Bill Schubart is the author of the best-selling short story collection THE LAMOILLE STORIES, set in the Vermont county where he grew up. This is true of FAT PEOPLE. But for some, it is their only friend and main source of comfort, and it may become their addictive nemesis. They touch on all facets of obesity-addictive behavior, the pressure of prejudice, how food comes to rule a life, and the intimate psychological development of people for whom food becomes both companionship and family. FAT PEOPLE is his second collection of tales. For most of us, food is a source of sustenance and pleasure. The best fiction not only entertains, it touches a reader's heart. In it, he tackles the difficult subject of people and their relationship with food. Readers come away with a better understanding of food compulsions. FAT PEOPLE adds to our understanding of how easily food can overwhelm a life. The fourteen stories Schubart tells are by turns poignant and evocative. Bill Schubart, a man of girth, is a keen and sympathetic observer of those whose lives become defined by their obesity.
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