Thin Is the New Happy

Like so many women in today''s society Valerie Frankel''s world was dictated by her weight from starvation and binge eating to her self-loathing and total preoccupation with her weight. Not wanting to pass this legacy on to her own daughters Valerie set out to cleanse herself of these painful and damaging cycles.Yes she lost 20 pounds and two dress sizes along the way - without dieting a single day. But more than that she''s come out on the other side loving her body herself and finally being free.Thin Is the New Happy is a hilarious unflinching self-deprecating and joy-filled memoir for every woman who has ever felt good or bad about herself based on how she looks.