The Melting of Molly by Maria Thompson Daviess, Fiction, Classics, Literary

Yes, she laments over her lost figure, but what woman doesn& 39;t? Then she receives a letter telling her that Al Bennet, the love of her youth, was returning to his hometown and now Molly is distraught at looking, looking -- like a fat cow! But have no fear, her neighbor is Doctor John! He gives her a list of things to do and eat and promises that within two months, she& 39;ll be as thin as she was back years ago, when Al Bennet left town.But as the fat melts away, she begins to realize that perhaps Al Bennet is not the man of her dreams after all. . . .*Maria Thompson Daviess was an American artist and author. She wrote thirteen novels, one of which was Miss Selma Lue, a novel that typifies her over-optimistic style. She also participated in efforts to bring women& 39;s suffrage to Tennessee.