{"product_id":"the-fatness-paperback","title":"The Fatness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark A. Rayner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeelan Cavanaugh is fat. That's why the government put him in prison. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey placed him in a Calorie Reduction Centre (CRC), where trained staff work to help him and many others slim down. Well, that was the intention, anyway. The powers that be had decided chubby citizens must either go there or lose their health care coverage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he meets Jacinda Williams, an activist lawyer researching this new system, Keelan is more determined than ever to slim down. But Keelan discovers losing weight is more difficult than it seems, especially when he also has to fight against a ridiculous bureaucracy and policy wonks with hidden agendas. Can he succeed, and will the CRC-crossed lovers ever sit at love's banquet together?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom award-winning author Mark A. Rayner, \u003cem\u003eThe Fatness\u003c\/em\u003e is a contemporary satire of socialism, capitalism, and the so-called \"obesity epidemic.\" This is \u003cem\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/em\u003e for a new generation, with a distinctly tender undertone, even as it mercilessly spoofs the establishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Mark A. Rayner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mark A. Rayner--an all-Canadian synthesis of Douglas Adams and Ben Elton--understands that the best satire is only five degrees to the left of reality. \u003cem\u003eThe Fatness\u003c\/em\u003e may not be reality (yet), but it's too close for comfort. Luckily, it's also funny as heck.\" Corey Redekop, author of \u003cem\u003eShelf Monkey\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHusk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I've only come across a few writers who are truly funny, and Mark A. Rayner is one of them.\" Terry Fallis, author of \u003cem\u003eBest Laid Plans\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mark A. Rayner's characters possess substance enough, and exist in a world sufficiently vivid, to be able to revolt and liberate themselves in an exhilarating counterrevolutionary struggle.\" Tom Bradley, author of \u003cem\u003eUseful Despair as Taught to the Hemorrhaging Slave of an Obese Eunuch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mark A. Rayner is just a terrific storyteller and one of the most imaginative and original writers you will ever have the pleasure of reading.\" Ian Ferguson, Author of \u003cem\u003eVillage of the Small Houses\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Mark A. Rayner is an author with a fantastical sense of humor and a dangerous imagination.\" The Next Best Book Club\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 354\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42107500920967,"sku":"9781927590058","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1ca55c5b9117ad54b3a7571a67dea05f.webp?v=1732456117","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-fatness-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}