Skinny (novel)

Skinny

The cover of the first edition paperback.
Author Ibi Kaslik
Cover artist melaniecat
Country Canada
Language English
Series none
Genre fiction
Publisher HarperCollins
Publication date
2004
Media type Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages 247
Preceded by none
Followed by none

Skinny is the debut novel by Hungarian-Canadian author Ibi Kaslik, first published by HarperCollins in May 2004. It appeared on the New York Times best sellers list[1] for two consecutive weeks in 2008.

Summary

Holly's older sister, Giselle, is self-destructing. Haunted by her love-deprived relationship with her late step-father, who always favored the younger daughter, this once strong role model and medical student, is gripped by anorexia. Holly, a track star, struggles to keep her own life in balance while coping with the mental and physical deterioration of her beloved sister. Together, they can feel themselves slipping and are holding on for dear life.

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