Ever since her engagement, the strangest thing has been happening to Marian McAlpin: she can`t eat. First meat. Then eggs, vegetables, cake, pumpkin seeds - everything! Worse yet, she has the crazy feeling that she`s being eaten. Marian ought to feel consumed with passion, but she really just consumed. A brilliant and powerful work rich in irony and metaphor, "The Edible Woman" is an unforgettable masterpiece by a true master of contemporary literary fiction.