MAKING IT BIG

In a wickedly funny satire on size zero, celebrity weight-obsessed magazines, the fashion industry, the advertising industry, high society, and Hollywood, no area of media-fueled "body perfection" bullying remains unscathed.

Sad, lonely Sharon Plunkett is a plus-size girl. She's tried every fad, every diet and every cream, but like stains of grease on a pure silk blouse, her rolls of fat refuse to budge. The man of her dreams isn't interested, and her skinny best friend only uses her to look good. But all that changes when Sharon visits Dr. Marvel's Miracle weight clinic, and steps into a strange new world where billboards and magazines spill over with pictures of gorgeous size 20 celebs! Suddenly life is fantastic for Sharon, her platinum hair and voluptuous figure make her the perfect choice for designers Z&Zak. Before she can scoff another doughnut, she finds herself a top model moving up the ladder of fame. Rung by rung, she nets a footballer, dates a rock god, and snares the ultimate Hollywood heartthrob. Sharon, now known as "Shaz," becomes a trend-setting icon of fame, and her life is bliss until the time it all starts to go very wrong...Sharon starts to lose weight. A deliciously wicked satire, MAKING IT BIG bites back at the 'skinny insanity' currently gripping the western world. Size Zero, celebrity weight-obsessed magazines, the fashion and advertising industries, high society and Hollywood - all are bulls-eyed by a giant, witty dollop of fun. I totally dare you to find a single woman who doesn't love it to pieces! Lyndsay Russell is a brilliant and tireless promoter. Russell is an artist and a photographer who lives in England with a husband and a daughter. She is also the author of the Oldcastle's bestselling children's picture book The Rainbow Weaver.