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Big Brother

by Lionel Shriver

When her massively overweight brother, a once slim, hip New York Jazz pianist, comes for a visit, Pandora is forced to choose between her exercise fanatic husband and her brother, who desperately needs her support in losing weight.

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ObesityBrothers and sistersFictionBrothers and sisters, fictionFiction, family life, generalMarried people, fictionFamiliesNew York Times reviewedFiction, family lifePianists

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