Esther Wells goes on a diet and the scales fall from her eyes. Depriving themselves of fatty foods, both husband and wife have new perspectives on each other, and the process is one of slow destruction of their marriage. Funny, bizarre and painful in... Read more

Esther Wells goes on a diet and the scales fall from her eyes. Depriving themselves of fatty foods, both husband and wife have new perspectives on each other, and the process is one of slow destruction of their marriage. Funny, bizarre and painful in about equal doses, this novel, like Down Among the Women and Female Friends, examines the role of Womanhood. Fay Weldon's book reflects the passions, humor, and anger of an era (1960s) when women's self-analysis entailed a good deal of disruption. Indeed, it is Weldon's forte to shine a light on ordinary lives and fine the real pain and the genuine humor which characterize changing relationships between men and women. Less