Ada's Rules by Alice Randall

Ada's Rules

Alice Randall

Anyone who has ever been on a diet will empathise with Ada, the sassy heroine of this novel. But this is not just about a struggle to lose weight. With her rules for transforming herself, Ada becomes an inspiring role model for a total change of lifestyle and outlook. There are many useful tips and interesting insights into African-American culture along the way, plus the novel can even be used as a diet manual. What more could you want!

Extract
It’s funny how all those naked Ruben women don’t look anything but fat anymore. Those hanging bellies scare the bejesus out of me. Bosoms are something else. I love my big pillow breasts. One of the hardest things about losing weight is deflating those giant man and baby cushions. When I look down, I see my big cloud immensities, tipped in chocolate like a present, better than a bow. When I lose more weight, those are going to turn into flat pancakes I need to shove in a bottom-padded push-up bra. But that’s okay. When I lose weight, I can find a bra that fits at Victoria’s Secret.
MaDear’s been shouting out loud to me today. Be careful what you wish for. I always wanted to be a fat old black lady in a flowered dress on a porch, feeding my grandbabies chocolate. But not too soon. And maybe not ever, now.
Parallels
  • Getting to Happy by Terry McMillan
  • Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
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Explicit sexual content