The WWW Club: A Novel of Sex and Bonbons

By Anita Notaro

In their quest for cellulite reduction and a sexy self-image, Ellie Simpson, a Dublin nanny, and her three best friends—Maggie, a secretary; Pam, a divorced mother of two; and Toni, a nurse—have tried them all: Atkins, Weight Watchers, South Beach, Cabbage Soup . . . even the Avocado and Rice Krispies Gut-Cleansing Regime! But losing a paltry five pounds seems as difficult for them as finding lasting love, so they decide to form the WWW (Women Watching Weight) Club. Once a week they meet to talk sex, spider veins, and the grim digestive realities of the latest diet craze, while freely indulging in wine, beer, and calorie-packed takeout without the slightest trace of guilt (vowing after their weekly weigh-in to start their diets again tomorrow).

But when the women of the WWW Club agree that the first member to lose seven pounds will win a date set up by the other three, Ellie finds herself facing a dilemma—torn between her loyalty to her best friends and her own deepening feelings for one man who just might be everything she's ever wanted.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Oct 19, 2010
• ISBN: 9780062034946

Reviews for The WWW Club

[MoekaungKin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

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[smithsj01_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The women watching weight club is a testament to all groups of female friends. I was actually jealous of how much time the friends got together - once during the week and a long brunch every Saturday. Never possible in my world and then I remembered it was fiction ;-) It's a warm friendly novel about Pam, Maggie, Ellie and Toni who all want to lose weight, have tried 'everything' yada yada yada. Each of them have men in their lives who are getting in the way of it. The idea of 'Sex in the City' mixed with 'Heartbeat' springs to mind as Notaro seems to have mixed the girls do lunch of one with the coziness of a village life from the other. There are a few laugh out loud moments and some very sad moments. Covers all the emotions in this lovely well-written novel.