Fat Chance

I enjoyed Fat Chance by Nick Spalding (Kindle edition) which is set in London.  An overweight couple in their 30s, Zoe and Greg, compete against other couples in a weight-loss competition run by the local radio station where Zoe works.  The competition requires them to keep a journal and we can read alternate journal entries by Zoe and Greg so we get an insight in to their struggle to lose weight and their lives generally.  As their incentive, there is a prize of £50,000.00.  Zoe and Greg were teenage sweethearts then married and gradually started putting on weight.  At first it all seems too hard to lose weight and the prize money is their only incentive.  As the months go by that begins to change.  We read about their sometimes hilarious efforts to lose their excess weight including a "brutal" personal trainer and a week of eating cabbage soup.  The story is both funny and poignant as we barrack for them.  Will they lose weight?  Will they win the prize?  A light-hearted entertaining read. 4/5