Big Girl

A chubby little girl with ordinary looks Victoria Dawson
has always felt out of place in her family especially in
body-conscious L.A. While her parents and sister can eat
anything and not gain an ounce Victoria must watch
everything she eats as well as endure her father’s
belittling comments about her body and see her academic
achievements go unacknowledged. Ice cream and oversized
helpings of all the wrong foods give her comfort but only
briefly. The one thing she knows is that she has to get
away from home and after college in Chicago she moves to
New York City. Landing her dream job as a high school
teacher Victoria loves working with her students and wages
war on her weight at the gym. Despite tension with her
parents Victoria remains close to her younger sister
Grace. Though they couldn’t be more different in looks
they love each other unconditionally. So when Grace
announces her engagement to a man who is an exact replica
of their narcissistic father Victoria worries about her
sister’s future happiness and with no man of her own she
feels like a failure once again. As the wedding draws near
a chance encounter a deeply upsetting betrayal and a
family confrontation lead to a turning point. Behind
Victoria is a lifetime of hurt and neglect she has tried
to forget. Ahead is a challenge and a risk: to accept
herself as she is celebrate it and claim the victories she
has fought so hard for and deserves. Big girl or not she
is terrific and