Dublin novel

Under the starlit Texas sky, accompanied by red lollipop candies and Dolly Parton songs, I bet you’ll fall in love with “Dumplin’.” Willowdean Dixon, the chubby girl who always tends towards isolation, announces herself. Her mother, a former beauty queen, dubbed her “Dumplin’: Fabulous.” Does she fantasize about having the perfect body for a swimsuit? Yes, and that’s why she decides to wear a swimsuit. Everything was always going fine, with the help of Ellen, her close friend with dazzling American beauty… until Willowdean lands a job at Harpy’s, the fast-food joint. There, she meets the handsome private school student, Bo Larson, the former athlete. Willowdean isn’t surprised when she starts to develop feelings for Bo, but she’s truly surprised when he reciprocates those feelings. Along with finding new ways to feel confident in her relationship with Bo, more doubts arise within Willowdean. So she decides to regain her self-confidence by doing the scariest thing in her opinion: entering the Miss Teen Bluebonnet beauty pageant — alongside some unexpected contestants too. Willowdean shows the world that she deserves to be part of something like this just like any other girl. And during her journey in the competition, she’ll stir up horror and surprise in the hearts of the entire population of Clover City, and perhaps in her own heart first among everyone else.