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Fat Girl (Romance in Rehoboth) Kindle Edition

by K.L. Montgomery (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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All Claire wants is a thin body and her dream man. Is that too much to ask?

With her divorce pending and a new job on the horizon, Claire Sterling is tired of being the Fat Girl. With the help of her gay best friend, a body image coach, a new fitness regime, and lots of wine and snark, she sets out to find her Happily Ever After just in time for her fortieth birthday.

Will she get the body and the man of her dreams, or is she forever destined to be the Fat Girl?

Authors' Note: Fat Girl is the prequel to the Romance in Rehoboth Series. This funny, snarky chick lit book has elements of romance, and when you finish, you can continue Claire's story in Music Man, Romance in Rehoboth #1.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00UUMA1MK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mountains Wanted Publishing (15 April 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3451 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 332 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1949394328
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K.L. Montgomery writes #bodypositive sweet romance and romcom. A librarian in a former life, she now works as an editor and runs the 5000-member Indie Author Support group on Facebook in addition to publishing under two names.

Though she remains a Hoosier at heart, K.L. shares her coastal Delaware home with some furry creatures and her husband, who is on the furry side as well. She has an undying love for her three sons, Broadway musicals, the beach, Seinfeld, the color teal, IU basketball, paisleys, and dark chocolate.

Visit K.L.'s website at www.klmontgomery.com and sign up for her newsletter. You can follow her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GreenCastles, Twitter (@KLMontgomery8) or Instagram (k.l.montgomery)

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If you've ever been fat, you'll understand.
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If you've ever been fat, you'll understand.
This is the first of this genre I have read and I'm not disappointed.KL Montgomery gets into the head of a fat woman frighteningly accurately.The cravings, the shame, the obsessions, the self-loathing...it's all there, yet it is delivered with a light hand, self-deprecation and humour.There is plenty to enjoy, here.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best read I have had for a long time
Reviewed in Australia on 28 January 2019
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Loved Claire. She was honest and open and crazy and funny and every emption in between. Beautifully written - easy read. Thank you for your words 💜💚
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Diana M. Hockley
4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD WORK
Reviewed in Australia on 28 April 2018
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This is the first book I have read by K.L. Montgomery and I like her style, so much so that I went ahead and bought the other two in the series.

Having now become a "fat" girl, I was interested to find out the philosophy of the main character and I was not disappointed. I am not sure that all "fat" girls end up with the gorgeous bloke - sadly, gorgeous blokes have proven, in my world, to be only interested in the skinny pieces who flaunt themselves triumphantly.

The story was good, the writing was good and I enjoyed this book!
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Erica Pillera
3.0 out of 5 stars Okay
Reviewed in Australia on 9 January 2019
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I figured New year lets start out the year with a book I wouldn't usually pick up.

First off this isn't a romance story. This is Claire's story and its not bad. I did like that the fat side of the book was well written not overly fantasized to what is usually written in Big girl books, but more real, more honest.

Claire is a lovely character and I enjoyed her little funny quips. As this is all her story other characters weren't overly explored.

I felt the story as a whole was a good one, just so overly written that I nearly put the book down a few times. I think a lot of the time when we finally did get an answer it was so abrupt you could have missed it.

I did feel that the story just "left it there" and that is what disappointed me the most. I feel I went through the story, through the emotions the journey and all I got was this e-book kind of deal. However it was well written and had there been that more it would have been a super read for me.

All up I won't be continuing on with this author.
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Bonnie Mancuso
5.0 out of 5 stars EMPOWERING!!!
Reviewed in Australia on 10 March 2018
This was such a great read! Not necessarily the type of book I usually read, but I'm so glad I did. K.L. had me laughing out loud more times then not. The storyline is awesome and I dare any woman, no matter her size, to walk away from this book without having learned a little something. I know I did.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fat positive and funny
Reviewed in Australia on 16 May 2023
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As a fat girl just over 40 myself, this was so funny and relatable and hopeful! I love reading stories about where I am in my life NOW. Oh, I'll always love my YA, but my days of being the innocent ingenue have long departed. I'm embracing my 40's with my literary peeps!
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Rosie
4.0 out of 5 stars If you've ever been fat, you'll understand.
Reviewed in Australia on 3 February 2019
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This is the first of this genre I have read and I'm not disappointed.
KL Montgomery gets into the head of a fat woman frighteningly accurately.
The cravings, the shame, the obsessions, the self-loathing...it's all there, yet it is delivered with a light hand, self-deprecation and humour.
There is plenty to enjoy, here.
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Rosie
4.0 out of 5 stars If you've ever been fat, you'll understand.
Reviewed in Australia on 3 February 2019
This is the first of this genre I have read and I'm not disappointed.
KL Montgomery gets into the head of a fat woman frighteningly accurately.
The cravings, the shame, the obsessions, the self-loathing...it's all there, yet it is delivered with a light hand, self-deprecation and humour.
There is plenty to enjoy, here.
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Banjo
2.0 out of 5 stars The book needs to be written backwards
Reviewed in Australia on 13 January 2019
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Puleese....I am a fatty too but to be as obsessive about it as this character is is beyond self absorbed. The end should be the beginning. I was too flattened by her continuous whine I gave up & simply read the end. About three quarters of this book is utterly boring repartition. Too much negativity.
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KSan
2.0 out of 5 stars Funny but lengthy
Reviewed in India on 12 December 2020
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There is a story and it is funny. No doubt. But the length of the book with repetitive soliloquies is tiring. In fact, one can skip the first two thirds of the book and read the rest. The reader can get the whole story even then.
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HappyHill
5.0 out of 5 stars Life affirming
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2018
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Where do I start with this book? It’s part romance, but a large part of it is about Claire’s life journey, as she approaches the pivotal age of 40.

She examines her life: she’s facing divorce, living with her parents (temporarily), expanding her career, dipping her toe back into the dating pool, and examining her lifelong relationship/battle with food.

I can only surmise that the author has a personal knowledge of this love/hate affair with food; either that or she has done meticulous research because it is. Spot. On. As a fellow Fat Girl, I identified with so much of what Claire had to say.

So much of it struck a chord with me. This particular response from Claire’s Body Image coach, when telling Claire what she saw when she looked at her, brought me to tears:

“I see a woman with curves and ample flesh, a mother, who has a softness and fullness to her, with comforting and nurturing arms and a sturdy lap. I see strong legs and feet that can bear a lot of weight or walk a long distance if needed. I see a goddess of fertility and motherhood and feminine empowerment. I see the embodiment of a serene wisdom and empathetic spirit that make you a blessing to all around you. I see a survivor, a woman who has battled inner demons, but who is taking back control over her mind and body and can be a shining example to others who are battling the same demons.”

This book is so much more than I thought it would be. Just amazing. Inspiring. Humorous. Real. Brilliant.
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Jamie Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars If you have ever had a weight or body image issue, this is a must read!
Reviewed in Canada on 15 June 2015
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Fat Girl is a wonderful read. Claire is a very relatable protagonist. As a male, I know that I am not the target audience. As a male who has struggled with weight issues most of my adult life, I found myself looking into the mirror of my own struggles while reading Claire's story. K.L. Montgomery has hit the nail on the head with Claire's struggles with her eating disorder and body image. The fact she is able to make you laugh and bring a tear to your eye, is a credit to how real this story felt. I learned a bit about my own struggles with weight and body image. I'm proud to say I'm a Fat Boy. That is something I could not have said before reading this wonderful story. Thank you K.L. Montgomery. I look forward to reading more of your work in the future.
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BarbaraB
5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST read!
Reviewed in the United States on 16 April 2015
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I have read and enjoyed KL Montgomery’s other work, “Green Castles”, as well as some of her romance fiction, and have found her novels easily relatable, engaging, and well developed throughout. Her characters feel like real people you may know. I was offered an advance copy of “Fat Girl” in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I honestly didn’t believe that I was going to like this story upon learning of its premise. Maybe it was because Claire initially sounded a little too cynical to me. Maybe it was because I’m a whole generation older than Claire. Maybe it was because I can’t ever see me embracing the word “fat”. But maybe it was because I have always been THAT fat girl.

Back in my youth, the label given that was most “kind” was “big boned”. That worked fine until I starved myself at college freshman year to get down to a size 9 and found that my bones are actually small and dainty and not “big” at all. Other than hating to go clothes shopping with my mom, my worse memory during my growing up years was being forced to participate in a weight loss group that required weekly meetings and weigh ins along with a requirement to consume liver at least once a week. Many unhappy hours spent at the dinner table on liver night trying to choke that down.

While I didn’t have all of the struggles that Claire overcame in this story during her process of reinvention, I can well identify with all of them.
I didn’t want to like this story. I felt that it was going to hit a little too close to home for me. Probably because of that reluctance it did take me a few chapters to become fully engaged in the story, and further, to become engaged with Claire. But then when I became involved in the storyline, I couldn’t put the book down, and finished the entire novel in less than 24 hours.

That’s the kind of writer Ms. Montgomery is. She captures you into the story, and once caught, you are helpless to get away. I was disappointed when the story ended – not because anything was missing or because the ending wasn’t perfect – but because in reaching the end of the story, I had to say goodbye to the characters. I would have liked to visit with Claire again the very next day.

Claire’s story has some predictable moments but even more unexpected surprises. I literally couldn’t turn the pages fast enough to see what would happen next. Ms. Montgomery has a unique talent as a storyteller who puts excellence in insuring her characters are fully fleshed out. It makes you feel like you could recognize these people if you met them on the street, like as old friends.

I recommend “Fat Girl” to anyone who has gone through any struggle that made them doubt themselves in their self-worth, abilities, and their self-acceptance. Anyone who has ever felt “less than” definitely NEEDS to read this novel. This is a masterpiece novel that will make you both laugh and cry, and ultimately end up with a smile on your face.
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Vic
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and thoughtful
Reviewed in Canada on 17 January 2019
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With the overload of fat shaming we hear everywhere, it was not only an entertaining story but also thought provoking.
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