Fat Liberation Book Club: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

We’re back for book club! This will be a monthly occurrence with regular breaks so there’s plenty of time to read the source material before coming along to an accessible, safe discussion with fellow fats and fat allies. If you’re new to fat liberation, curious about what it is or looking to see how it differs from body positivity, this is the place for you.

We’ll be exploring a mix of non-fiction, fiction, poetry, comic books and everything in between, with supplementary material from fat academics, essayists, tik tokkers, podcasters and more.

For this month's book club we’re looking at GET A LIFE, CHLOE BROWN by Talia Hibbert.

Grab your copy here.

The start of the year is a time with a huge increase in violent diet talk, ‘new year, new you’ sentiment and rampant anti-fat discrimination, so we wanted to soothe the ache a little as we ramp up to Valentines day with something fun, celebratory and that exists as continued proof that fat people are beautiful and lovable just as we are! This is a romance we can’t wait to discuss with you!

From the online copy:

‘Talia Hibbert delivers a witty, hilarious romantic comedy about a woman who's tired of being 'boring' and recruits her mysterious, sexy neighbour to help her get a life - perfect for fans of Sally Thorne, Jasmine Guillory and Helen Hoang!

Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan and a list. After almost - but not quite - dying, she's come up with a list of directives to help her 'Get a Life':

- Enjoy a drunken night out- Ride a motorbike- Go camping- Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex- Travel the world with nothing but hand luggage- And . . . do something bad

But it's not easy being bad, even when you've written out step-by-step guidelines. What Chloe needs is a teacher, and she knows just the man for the job: Redford 'Red' Morgan.

With tattoos and a motorbike, Red is the perfect helper in her mission to rebel, but as they spend more time together, Chloe realises there's much more to him than his tough exterior implies. Soon she's left wanting more from him than she ever expected . . . maybe there's more to life than her list ever imagined?’

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The Fat Liberation London Team x

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