The latest novel from the author of the Orange Prize winning }We Need To Talk About Kevin{, this is a wry examination of obesity. When Pandora picks up her older brother Edison at the airport, she finds that in the 4 years since she last saw him he's gained hundreds of pounds. Pitted against her super-fit husband Fletcher, Pandora realises that she must choose between them. Tackles issues such as why we overeat, whether extreme diets ever work in the long run, and how we treat fat people.