Miscellaneous Reviews

"Pardon the pun, but Conversations with the Fat Girl is far from lightweight. Its message about self image and the power of attitude in making positive change is delivered in a snappy fashion. In a word: genuine.’”

-- Herald Sun

"Engaging and poignant and heartbreakingly real, Liza Palmer's tale of best friends, true love and just what size happily ever after wears is a winning conversation."

-- Jennifer Weiner, best-selling author of GOOD IN BED, IN HER SHOES, and LITTLE EARTHQUAKES

"Liza Palmer’s first novel has all the qualities of the ideal best friend: it is reflective yet riotous, sardonic yet compassionate. This is the story about two best friends, boundary issues and the unraveling of a shared history. Palmer puts her finger delicately, yet forcefully, on the crucial moment in every failing friendship, the one where we must choose either to untangle and extricate ourselves or become erased by our own compliance. An accomplished and wonderful debut."

-- Amanda Stern (author of The Long Haul)

“This is the one you’ve been waiting for. CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FAT GIRL is smart, funny, and heartbreakingly honest. I couldn’t put it down. Liza Palmer infuses her novel with humor, candor, and lots of heart. This is one conversation I never wanted to end!”

-- Johanna Edwards, National Best-selling Author of THE NEXT BIG THING

"CONVERSATIONS WITH THE FAT GIRL is a wry, dry, and ultimately winning novel featuring a saucy heroine to whom all girls (fat and thin) will relate: Maggie starts out looking for excuses, but ends up finding herself."

-- Wendy Shanker THE FAT GIRL'S GUIDE TO LIFE Paperback in stores March 2005

"I got completely wrapped up in Conversations with the Fat Girl...it was touching, funny, and oh, so human. Every character is quirky and well drawn. It's a conversation I felt lucky to be part of!"

-- Caren Lissner, author of Carrie Pilby