Fat Chance (Margaret Clark novel)

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Fat Chance
Author Margaret Clark
Country Australia
Language English
Genre Young adult novel
Publisher Random House
Publication date
April 1996
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 192 pp
ISBN 0-09-182766-3
OCLC 38285861

Fat Chance is a novel that was published in Australia in 1996. It is one of several similar books written by Australian author Margaret Clark.

Plot summary

The story is set in suburban Melbourne, Australia. The protagonist, Lisa Trelaw, is a teenage girl who is overly concerned about her weight. Other characters include her brother, Nick, who frequently teases her; Lisa's hard working father and over-weight mother; and her best friend Penny.

The narrative follows Lisa through a series of life changing events. First, the 'Dog Squad' food van her parents bought and she worked in. Also, the cliff accident where a large rock fell, crushing two of Lisa's friends and narrowly missing her.

The story has an ambiguous climax when Lisa is offered a modelling contract. By this stage Lisa's attitude had gone full circle. She had started out obsessed with her weight, always binge eating and then starving herself. In the end she is confident, eating healthy, with no eating disorder.

Characters

Narrative

The narrative is first-person point of view. The narrator is Lisa Trelaw. The first-person narrative suits the story for a couple of key reasons:

The narrative presents the events of the story in chronological order.

Major themes

There are several issues raised in the text, the most notable are:

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