Kate Rockland

  ,A smartly-written novel of two womenÂ starting at opposite ends of the scale--andÂ finding compromise and friendshipÂ in their journey towards 150 pounds,
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  ,In the fast paced life of blogging, two women stand out: Alexis Allbright, of ,Skinny Chick,, and Shoshana Weiner, who writes ,Fat and Fabulous,. Both have over five million loyal readers. Both are hungry for success.Â But the similarities stop there.Â  ,
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      ,With over 100 pounds on the scale separating them, weight isn't their only difference.Â Alexis is a loner who is so bitchy the only person who can stand her company is her gay best friend Billy. She gives neurotic New Yorkers a run for their money with her strict daily workout routine, and weighing of food.Â Shoshana is Alexisâ€™s opposite. Living in Jersey with rowdy roommates, she is someone who â€œcollects friends,â€ as her mother puts it; and treasures a life of expanding circles...and waistlines.,
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        ,When both appear as panelists on a popular talk show, their lives intersect in ways neither could have imagined. In turns comedic, heartwarming--and familiar to any woman who's ever stepped on a scale--Alexis and Shoshana realize they have far more in common than either could have possibly imagined, and more importantly, something to offer.,
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150 Pounds: A Novel of Waists and Measures