Skinny

‘Do you ever get hungry?’ Giselle asks her younger sister, Holly. ‘Too hungry to eat?’ Giselle is 22, a top student and a functioning anorexic. Except now, burdened by the pressures of school and haunted by her late father’s rejection, Giselle is losing control—fast. Holly, a 14-year-old athlete, sweats through life’s problems. Ibi Kaslik’s debut novel captures with heartbreaking honesty the story of two sisters struggling to become young women. Gritty, often funny and eloquently written, Skinny explores the messy family bonds of love and pain, and the hunger for acceptance that drives us all.

Praise for Skinny:

‘Tender, empathetic and heart-breaking.’

Herald Sun

‘Raw and emotive writing…as much about the hunger of the soul as of the body…a harrowing read but a worthwhile one.’

Girlfriend

‘Ibi Kaslik’s characters twisted my heart…Skinny is one of the most impressive and haunting books I’ve read.’

Kate Holden