The Diet Starts On Monday
Finding True Love Will Taste So Sweet
An integral young adult debut by Armenian-Australian writer, Tamar Chnorhokian. Praised by acclaimed reviewer Emily Mcleod as 'one to assign the new generation of children alongside Looking for Alibrandi'.
Zara Hagopian is size 22. She has a secret crush on the hottest boy in school, Pablo Fernandez, who has a skinny girlfriend named Holly. Zara hangs out with her best friends Carmelina and Max. They go window shopping in Parramatta and drink hot chocolate in Stockland Mall. Zara learns some of life’s hard lessons when she puts these friendships on the line and goes on a diet to win the boy of her dreams.
Tamar Chnorhokian is author of The Diet Starts on Monday (Sweatshop, 2014). She completed a communications degree in writing and publishing at Western Sydney University. She has worked as a columnist, journalist and freelance writer. Tamar identifies strongly with her Western Sydney community and her Armenian background.