{"product_id":"the-fat-womans-joke-fay-weldon-9780897332361","title":"The Fat Woman's Joke","description":"In flashback and from the depths of her basement apartment in Earls Court, Esther describes the history of her marital disaster--in between her consumption of chocolate cake, tinned fruit, sweet sherry, and a host of other high calorie confections. Funny, bizarre, and painful in equal doses, this novel, like her other works \u003ci\u003eDown Among the Women\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFemale Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, examines the role of womanhood. The time is the mid 1960s when sex role stereotypes were being examined and rejected, and \u003ci\u003eThe Fat Woman's Joke\u003c\/i\u003e miraculously reflects the passions, humor, and anger of an era when women's self analysis entailed a healthy dose of disruption. Weldon depicts the rage and outrage of that era while examining the interplay of pain and humor that so often characterizes changing romantic relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fay Weldon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0897332369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780897332361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Academy Chicago Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.03w x 0.48d","brand":"Fay Weldon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994934280447,"sku":"9780897332361","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5401adec-3e90-49f3-9a3e-93bd98db34fa.jpg?v=1683333041","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fat-womans-joke-fay-weldon-9780897332361","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}