Two Girls, Fat and Thin
Mary Gaitskill
Simon & Schuster
<p>This captivating novel shimmers with dark intensity and wicked wit. In a stunning synthesis of eroticism, rage, pathos, and humor, Gaitskill's "<i>fine storyteller's pace and brilliant metaphors</i>" (<i>The New York Times Book</i> Review) create a haunting and unforgettable journey into the dark side of contemporary life and the deepest recesses of the soul.</p><p>Justine, a beautiful, lonely, sexually addicted young woman, meets Dorothy, fat, maladjusted, and unhappy since childhood. They are superficially a study in contrasts yet share equally haunting sexual burdens carried since youth. With common secrets, they are drawn into a remarkable friendship.<br></p>