Una Gran Chica / Big Girl, Paperback

Las hermanas Dawson no podr an ser m s distintas: Victoria es una chica rellenita y t mida que lucha por lograr la aprobaci n de sus padres; Gracie, en cambio, encaja con la exigencias de la familia. Pero el amor que sienten la una por la otra siempre ha sido incondicional... hasta ahora.

Al nacer, Victoria Dawson fue una encantadora ni a rubia con ojos azules y un tanto regordeta... Aunque esto no era as para sus padres. Siempre se ha sentido poco valorada por ellos y con la sensaci n de que jam s estar a a la altura de sus expectativas. Con la llegada de su hermana menor, la preciosa y perfecta Gracie, la situaci n empeor y tuvo que acostumbrarse a los comentarios c nicos de sus padres y a que la tacharan de ser la prueba piloto de la descendencia de los Dawson.

Crecer en una ciudad como Los ngeles, donde la belleza y el f sico es casi un culto, tampoco facilit las cosas. Victoria siempre hab a so ado con el d a en que pondr a tierra de por medio, pero ni siquiera traslad ndose a Chicago y cumpliendo sus sue os profesionales puede ahuyentar las cr ticas de su familia. Gracie es la nica que jam s la ha juzgado por el f sico. Con ella siempre hab a compartido un v nculo muy especial que parec a imposible de romper... o eso cre a.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

In this heartfelt and incisive new novel, Danielle Steel celebrates the virtues of unconventional beauty while exploring deeply resonant issues of weight, self-image, sisterhood, and family.

A chubby little girl with blond hair, blue eyes, and ordinary looks, Victoria Dawson has always felt out of place in her family, especially in body-conscious L.A. Her father, Jim, is tall and slender, and her mother, Christina, is a fine-boned, dark-haired beauty. Both are self-centered, outspoken, and disappointed by their daughter's looks. When Victoria is six, she sees a photograph of Queen Victoria, and her father has always said she looks just like her. After the birth of Victoria's perfect younger sister, Gracie, her father liked to refer to his firstborn as "our tester cake." With Gracie, everyone agreed that Jim and Christina got it right.

While her parents and sister can eat anything and not gain an ounce, Victoria must watch everything she eats, as well as endure her father's belittling comments about her body and see her academic achievements go unacknowledged. Ice cream and oversized helpings of all the wrong foods give her comfort, but only briefly. The one thing she knows is that she has to get away from home, and after college in Chicago, she moves to New York City.

Landing her dream job as a high school teacher, Victoria loves working with her students and wages war on her weight at the gym. Despite tension with her parents, Victoria remains close to her sister. And though they couldn't be more different in looks, they love each other unconditionally. But regardless of her accomplishments, Victoria's parents know just what to say to bring her down. She will always be her father's "big girl," and her mother's constant disapproval is equally unkind.

When Grace announces her engagement to a man who is an exact replica of their narcissistic father, Victoria worries about her sister's future happiness, and with no man of her own, she feels like a failure once again. As the wedding draws near, a chance encounter, an act of stunning betrayal, and a family confrontation lead to a turning point.

Behind Victoria is a lifetime of hurt and neglect she has tried to forget, and even ice cream can no longer dull the pain. Ahead is a challenge and a risk: to accept herself as she is, celebrate it, and claim the victories she has fought so hard for and deserves. Big girl or not, she is terrific and discovers that herself. About the Author

Danielle Steel es sin duda una de las novelistas m s populares de todo el mundo. Sus libros se han publicado en sesenta y nueve pa ses, con ventas que superan los ochocientos millones de ejemplares. Cada uno de sus lanzamientos ha encabezado las listas de bestsellers de The New York Times, y muchos de ellos se han mantenido en esta posici n durante meses.

Si quieres saber m s, visita las p ginas web de la autora: www.daniellesteel.com y www.daniellesteel.net