She debates abortion and whether she should tell Bruce or not. K tells her she is not allowed to participate because she is pregnant.Ĭannie considers the news and realizes Bruce had gotten her pregnant the day of his father's funeral. K, however, breaks the news to her that she is not allowed to participate in the program. Later at her weight-loss program, Cannie meets with the program's doctor, Dr. Cannie decides to give her the screenplay. While in New York for an interview with celebrity Maxi Rider, she becomes close friends with Maxi. Trying to forget about Bruce, Cannie decides to fix up her life a little bit by attending a weight-loss program, making her job a little more pleasurable, and trying to get the screenplay she wrote into the hands of a Hollywood producer. Cannie thinks this may be the start of them getting back together, but is hurt when Bruce says they should no longer see each other, as he is seeing someone else. Things don't go exactly as planned, but Cannie and Bruce end up having sex.

However, a few weeks later when Cannie learns that Bruce's father had died, she attends the funeral to give her condolences and maybe make things better between her and Bruce. One day, she reads a magazine article written by her ex-boyfriend, Bruce, telling his opinions on 'loving a larger woman,' simply naming the woman as 'C.' Outraged and humiliated, Cannie approaches Bruce hoping to get some answers, but only makes things worse when she loses her temper and causes him to say it's over between them for good. Although she has a small group of close friends, including her best friend Samantha, her overbearing but caring mother, and her rat terrier, Nifkin, she has a day to day struggle with her weight, a recent breakup with her boyfriend of three years, and the relationship issues left on her when her father left her as a child. ( August 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭandace (Cannie) Shapiro is a smart, sarcastic, and successful entertainment journalist living in Philadelphia. Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.

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