{"product_id":"9781480412460","title":"The Fat Woman's Joke","description":"\u003cb\u003eBestselling author Fay Weldon delivers a scathing satire about society’s obsession with female weight and beauty in the 1960s, as relevant today as when it was first published\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a lifetime of gorging herself, Esther Wells has an epiphany: She and her husband, Alan, are going on a diet. Dedicated foodies throughout their marriage, they are about to discover what happens when new passions supplant old. Deprived of the meals he loves, Alan, an advertising man by trade and a novelist by avocation, promptly begins an affair with his secretary, Susan. But his fantasies are all about food. With her marriage to Alan in jeopardy, Esther moves out and commits a betrayal of her own. Narrated by Esther through a series of flashbacks, \u003ci\u003eThe Fat Woman’s Joke \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel about sex, food, marriage, and the indignities of the 1960s. Infused with Fay Weldon’s trenchant wit and illuminating observations, it’s a satisfying, deeply felt tale of one woman’s revenge upon the world that has oppressed her.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125593194736,"sku":"9781480412460","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480412460_p0.jpg?v=1769893922","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480412460","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}