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In The Thin Woman, first in the series by Dorothy Cannell, Ellie Simons is summoned to the ancestral home. Embarrassed with her full figure and unmarried state, she hires Bentley T. Haskell of Eligibility Escorts to accompany her, only to discover that in order to inherit the family estate she must lose 60 pounds in six months. Ellie's weight fluctuates with life events as the series continues with The Widow's Club, Mum's the Word, Femmes Fatal, How to Murder Your Mother-in-law, How to Murder the Man of Your Dreams, The Spring Cleaning Murders, Trouble with Harriet, and Bridesmaids Revisited, but she always keeps her sense of humor and sense of perspective in place.

In Shattered Silk by Barbara Michaels, Karen Nevitt visits her aunt in Georgetown as she tries to forget about her broken marriage and her physical appearance. A college friend talks her into investigating her aunt's attic, discovering a wonderful collection of clothing and antiques. As Karen regains her self-esteem in the process of establishing her own vintage clothing business, she also attracts the attention of a stalker.

Resources

• Anne George Fan Site - Author of the southern sisters, Mary Alice Crane & Patricia Anne Hollowell, series
• Lynne Murray's Website - Author of the Josephine Fuller series

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