Big girl - Danielle Steel

In Los Angeles, Victoria - a chubby little girl with ordinary looks - has always been second best to her younger sister Gracie.
Clearly a disappointment to her parents, she constantly battles with a weight problem and is unable to win their approval: her academic achievements go unacknowledged.
Wanting to get as far away from home as possible, she moves to New York City and finds a job as a high school teacher - amongst the sleek and slinky of Manhattan.
Meanwhile, her lifeline to her family is through Gracie.
Then a chance encounter starts an incredible chain of events.
But can Victoria leave all the hurt behind and start a new and fulfilling future?
Whatever the scales tell her however, she's determined to cherish who she is.