Synopses & Reviews
For the audience that made Commencement a New York Times bestseller comes a novel about women making their way in the world. Four young women are thrown together as roommates freshman year in college: Ruth, Francesca, Opal, and Setsu. Each is striving to overcome struggles from childhood and find her true self.
Tormented by self-doubt, Ruth is coddled by her immigrant mother, who uses food to soothe and control her. Defiant Francesca believes her heavy frame shames her Park Avenue family; to provoke them, and to protect herself, she consumes everything in sight. Opal longs to be included in her glamorous, adventure-seeking motherand#8217;s dinner datesand#151;until a disturbing encounter forever changes her desires. Finally, Setsu, a promising violinist, staves off conflict with her jealous older brother by allowing him to take away the choicest morsels from her plateand#151;and from her future.
As their stories and appetites collide, these women make a pact to maintain their friendships into adulthoodand#151;but each must first find strength and her way in the world.
READERS GUIDE INSIDE
Review
and#8220;This gorgeously written story maps the links between love and food.and#8221; and#8212;
Redbook and#8220;A beautifully written...tale of women finding courage.and#8221; and#8212;Kirkus Reviews
and#8220;Emotionally chargedand#8230;clear-eyed prose.and#8221; and#8212;Publishers Weeklyand#160;
and#8220;A vivid, multilayered portrayal of friendship.and#8221; and#8212;Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence
"Smart and tender and true."and#8212;Rebecca Rasmussen, author ofand#160;The Bird Sistersand#160;
and#8220;An important book for our timesand#8212;and for our friends, daughters, and ourselves.and#8221; and#8212;Sarah Pekkanen, author of The Best of Us
and#8220;A terrific novel.and#8221; and#8212;Martha Moody, bestselling author of Best Friends
About the Author
Pamela Moses received a B.A. in comparative literature from Brown and an M.A. in English from Georgetown. She lives outside New York City with her husband and their two children. The Appetites of Girls is her first novel.