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The Program
a novel
by Charlie Lovett

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A new weight-loss clinic in New York has an offer for you―give them $5,000 and they'll make you as thin as a supermodel. You can eat whatever you want and you'll never gain an ounce. Tempted? Fledgling journalist Karen Sumner would be―if only she had $5,000.

When Karen finally walks through the blue and gold doors of The Program, she's on the trail of the hottest story of her career. If she and her friends are right, The Program is doing something even worse than creating an army of unnaturally thin women.

Will they be able to stop The Program before it's too late?

"Brilliant! I recommend The Program to every woman who feels
 insecure about her body because she thinks she weighs too much.
In fact, I recommend The Program to every woman! Charlie Lovett
has managed to weave romance, intrigue, suspense and mystery
into this story while clearly depicting the insecurities of women
who don't like their bodies and how far they will go to become
what they think (or society tells them) is the 'perfect woman.'"

Pat Ballard
author of The Best Man,
Abigail's Revenge &
 Dangerous Curves Ahead: Short Stories

The Program media kit (PDF)

The Program media kit
(high quality print PDF)

PDF flyer for The Program

PDF excerpt from The Program

PDF Book Club Guide for The Program

Pearlsong Press blog posts
about Charlie Lovett

Charlie Lovett's
Pearlsong Press newsroom page

Charlie Lovett's Author page

Charlie Lovett's website

The Program: Path to Publication
(an essay by Charlie Lovett)

Praise for The Program

"A lively first novel.
Highly recommended."

Library Journal

"The size-positive characters
are heartfelt and quirky,
the suspense keeps building
and the bombshell on page 25
 is not to be missed.
Enjoy!"

Lynne Murray
author of
Larger Than Death

"The manuscript arrived just as you said it would, and I set it aside knowing I would begin reading it around the holidays. The week before Christmas I started reading and kept reading over the course of several days. We've had dismal weather here this season, with non-stop rain with winds and then some more rain on top of that. One Sunday our power was out for twelve hours. I read until it became too dark to see the manuscript any longer. Fortunately our gas stove still worked, so I was able to make and drink tea while I enjoyed chapter after chapter. It was the perfect weekend for curling up and reading a good book.

I am so impressed! I stand in awe of your powers to draw stories out of the air, stories which are compelling and filled with interesting characters and written so that others will want to read them. I so enjoyed reading The Program...What talent!"

Jennifer Portnick
Fitness Trainer  

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