Cravings: A (Mostly) Fictional Memoir

In the waning days of 1998, Tessa Elizabeth Alexander yearns for more than the safety of her mundane life. She's been fat since she was a little girl, and has grown up knowing how the world views her because of it. She's always craved thinness - who hasn't - but she also craves love and affection, two things she's gotten very little of in her nearly 23 years. It's hard not to think the two are related, that thinness is required if she's ever to find her person.

Determined to "be bold" for o...