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The Weight loss Club

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Can a Spiritual Guru Solve All your Problems? THE WEIGHT LOSS CLUB Author:  Devapriya Roy Book Release date:  2013 Movie:  - Pages:  297 Audience: Occasional  reader The Weight Loss Club by Devapriya Roy is a warm and witty novel which highlights social stigmas faced by average middle class families in India. As the name suggests, it talks about living, loving and losing weight. Set in a middle-class bengali housing colony, it spans across many characters of different age groups, situations and circumstances. Reader feels a personal connection with these characters each dealing with their own struggles such as: Monalisa : Stay at home mother having same OCD for her children's marks as for spick-span shiny table tops. Meera : A young woman struggling to be an ideal daughter-in-law for her traditional mother-in-law. Treeza : Bright and confident school secretary who suddenly falls into severe depression. Abeer : Teenager ...