Fat Ballerina

By Cathy McBride

For Cathy McBride, happiness will always lie somewhere between thin and thinner. It's that unattainable goal, an experience that's eluded her since childhood when she discovered macaroni and cheese, baked potatoes, and ice cream. Now she's just hours away from the surgery that will change her life-when a new figure, molded by a surgeon's knife, will finally deliver her from decades of self-loathing. With the body she's always wanted, she'll be free from the hurtful nicknames and the silent, and not-so-silent, judgments of others. She'll be able to rescue her sinking ship of a marriage with forgiveness and grace. Fat Ballerina is the story of McBride's journey to self-acceptance, connecting past and present as she reflects on a lifetime of body-image issues-and the marriage troubles with her husband of thirty years that ultimately act as the catalyst for her life-altering operation. With candor and courage, the first-time author takes on the topics of food, forgiveness, and family in a captivating and relatable way.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503340694
• ISBN13: 9781503340695
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.2" x 5.3"