{"product_id":"the-appetites-of-girls-9780425275399","title":"The Appetites of Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Pamela Moses\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the audience that made \u003ci\u003eCommencement\u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller comes a novel about women making their way in the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTormented 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 mother's dinner dates--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 plate--and from her future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs their stories and appetites collide, these women make a pact to maintain their friendships into adulthood--but each must first find strength and her way in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eREADERS GUIDE INSIDE","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408914145431,"sku":"9780425275399","price":1935.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780425275399.webp?v=1767149314","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-appetites-of-girls-9780425275399","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}