This is Big: How the Founder of Weight Watchers Changed the World (and Me) (Hardback)

‘Meltzer’s whistle-stop history of America’s body image is both effortlessly informative and efficiently selective – as a seasoned magazine writer for Vogue and Vanity Fair she knows how to juice a handful of facts with a brisk squeeze of the fist.’ - The Telegraph

'This is the anti-diet book I have been waiting for. I loved its honesty, charm and celebration of an unlikely but compelling feminist heroine. I think many women -- me included -- really struggle to find a voice in a culture where wellness and body positivity both noisily vie for our attention. For the first time I feel seen and heard' - Daisy Buchanan

'Sharp... frank and incisive' - Charlotte Lytton, The Telegraph 

'Frank, funny and feminist, she [Meltzer] describes her struggles with charm and honesty, questioning how a (mostly) happy person can be made so miserable by calories, portion sizes and scales' - Eithne Farry, The Sunday Express 

'This is Big is a brave, bold, funny, honest, riveting book that made me have every kind of feeling in the world' - Jami Attenberg, author of All Grown Up

'Meltzer has created a singular companionate text for those who know the agony of frustration surrounding weight as an issue, both personal and political. People - women, especially - who ping-pong around the weight spectrum will feel less alone when they read it... Nidetch may be long gone, but Meltzer carries on her legacy of putting a public face on the challenge of weight management. Acerbic, culturally astute and genuine, she makes exquisite company in the struggle, and that is no small thing.' - Lily Burana, The New York Times