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The Next Big Thing

by Johanna Edwards · 2005

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Romance > Humor

Kat Larson never intended to fall in love online. Then she met Nick Appelby.

To outsiders their relationship seems doomed. Nick is a sophisticated, wealthy, and athletic writer who lives in London. Kat is an overweight PR assistant from Tennessee. But Kat is deeply and profoundly in love, and she'll do anything to keep Nick. So in a moment of panic, Kat lies to about her weight, pretending to be a slim and fit size 4 with a "flat stomach." She's terrified of what will happen when Nick learns the truth.

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Kats prayers are answered when she lands a spot on a new American reality show called From Fat to Fabulous. Now a team of nutritionists, personal trainers, and professional stylists will attempt to make Kat over into a more glamorous (and much skinnier) version of herself while a camera crew documents the process. Kat is elated! All she has to do is postpone meeting Nick until she's undergone her "fabulous" transformation; then they'll live together happily ever after.

Or so that's the plan. The reality might prove to be a little different....

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women’s fictionwomen’s fictionMore like thisLess of thisromanceromanceMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thiscontemporary romancecontemporary romanceMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
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2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
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Audience
adult
Length
medium · 342 pages

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