In our appearance-obsessed society, eating is about much more than hunger and sustenance. Food inspires pleasure and anxiety, shame and obsession. We are constantly judged on how we look, so weve come to judge ourselves (and others) on what and how we eat.These evocative essays, from some of the most talented and popular writers working today, tackle this universal subject with humor, longing, and compassion. Joyce Maynard writes about learning to make pie with her complex but adored mother. Caroline Leavitts chilling piece describes the overlap between power and eating. Ophira Edut explains how an outspoken body outlaw wound up on Jenny Craig. Diana Abu-Jaber writes about abandoning her Bedouin customs for Americas silverware and table mannersand missing the physical, hands-on connection with food. Exploring the bonds between appetite and remorse, hunger and longing, satisfaction and desire, this anthology is for every woman whos ever felt guilty about eating dessert, or gushed over a friends weight loss, or wished she had a different body.From the Trade Paperback edition.