A contemporary literary novel by Melissa Broder that follows Rachel, a young woman living in Los Angeles who struggles with obsessive calorie counting, body image issues, loneliness, and a complicated relationship with her mother. Her carefully controlled life is disrupted when she meets Miriam, an Orthodox Jewish woman whose warmth and confidence challenge Rachel's views about food, desire, faith, and self-worth. The novel blends dark humor, psychological insight, romance, and explorations of identity.