Hungry for Happiness - Softcover

Villas, James

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ISBN 10: 0758228481 ISBN 13: 9780758228482

Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp, 2010

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After her loser husband leaves her for another woman, Loretta Crawford, tired of feeling unattractive, opts for weight loss surgery, and as her waistline shrinks, her opportunities in life expand, but the closer she gets to having the life she always dreamed of, the more complicated things become. Original.

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From Publishers Weekly:

A former fatty adjusts to life in the svelte lane in Villas's agreeable latest. Loretta Crawford has dropped nearly 100 pounds since having her stomach banded, a decision hastened by her husband's ditching her for a skinny skank. Now, the part-time sax player and animal shelter worker is on track to become one of Houston's hottest caterers. Villas (Dancing in the Lowcountry) follows Loretta's exuberant transformation with a brassy first-person narration crackling with a Texas blue-collar twang that generally entertains and sometimes annoys. Loretta's boisterous adventures with men, meanwhile, are a hoot--notably with chubby chaser Vernon Parrish, who becomes annoyed at her weight loss and marries her seriously rotund BFF. Villas, an accomplished chef, tacks on authentic Texas recipes as Loretta becomes a larger-than-life wild woman worthy of an encore. (Nov.) (c)
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From Booklist:

Losing weight turns out to be a growth experience for Loretta. When the scale tips 280 and her husband toddles off with a tart named Tiffany, Loretta decides that drastic times call for drastic measures and undergoes gastric bypass surgery. The pounds—about 150 of them—disappear, and so do her old eating habits. No more sit-ins at Dunkin’ Donuts, no more staking out the pasta end of the buffet line. But Loretta is still a glutton—for punishment, that is—as she channels her love of food into her own catering business. Word spreads faster than melted butter, and soon Loretta is as hot as Texas chili. If only her love life was as smokin’. When first one lover then another breaks her heart, Loretta begins to think she’s better at mixing meatloaf than she is at meeting men. With recipes included, acclaimed food journalist Villas cooks up a spicy escapade starring a feisty Texas cowgirl with a soft heart and steely resolve. --Carol Haggas

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