an emotional read

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I loved this book , I thought that it was an emotional,poignant read that really affected me. The story is about Billy who is 30 stone and whose son Michael has killed himself. It is mainly a story about grief and the way different people handle and cope with it. In Billy's case he decides to go on a sponsered slim to raise money for charity and raise awareness about suicide.
I loved the character of Billy and how he was in a way punishing himself by dieting and exercising excessively instead of doing it sensibly. Each member of his family are trying to cope with the loss of Michael in their own different ways and Billy is not supported or encouraged in any way.
I loved the scenes in the garage where he has made a village of broken toys and uses them to represent his family and it is so moving and you feel the pain he is going through.
A really good read that represents the grief and pain of coping with suicide and also the isolation that being morbidly obese can cause.