Everyone seems to be getting on with their lives except Maggie. At 26, she's still serving coffee at The Beanery Coffee House, while her friends are getting married, having babies, and having real careers. Even Olivia, Maggie's best friend from childhood, is getting married to the doctor with whom she lives.

Maggie's roommate? Her dog Solo (his name says it all). The man in Maggie's life? Well, there isn't one, except the guy she has a crush on, Domenic, who works with her at the coffee shop as a bus boy.

Maggie and Olivia have been best friends since grade school. Both struggled with their weight, befriending each other when no one else would. Now grown-up, Maggie is still shopping in the "women's section" while Olivia had gastric-bypass surgery in search of the elusive size 2, the holy grail for girls everywhere. So now Olivia's thin and blonde and getting married, and Maggie's the fat bridesmaid. Ain't life grand?

In this wonderful debut novel, Liza Palmer is both witty and wise, giving voice to women everywhere who wish for just once that they could forget about their weight and start living.