Dorothy Never is fat. As a child, her schoolmates persecuted her mercilessly. As an adult, in order to protect herself from others` cruelty, Dorothy has isolated herself from everyone-until Justine. Justine Shade is thin. As a child, she was one to persecute girls like Dorothy. As an adult, she is lonely and desperate. Brought together by a newspaper advertisement, these two women will search for Anna Granite, founder of the Definist Movement, and will find themselves.