Mary Dinkle, a chubby lonely eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs
\nof Melbourne, and Max Horovitz, a 44-year-old, severely obese,
\nJewish man with Asperger’s Syndrome living in the chaos of New York,
\nstrike up an extraordinary bond.<\/p>\n
Spanning twenty years and two continents, Mary and Max’s friendship
\nsurvives much more than the average diet of life’s ups and downs.
\nTheir story is innocent but not na\u00efve and takes you on a journey
\nexploring friendship, autism, taxidermy, psychiatry, alcoholism,
\nwhere babies come from, obesity, kleptomania, sexual difference,
\ntrust, copulating dogs, religious difference, agoraphobia and much
\nmuch more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mary Dinkle, a chubby lonely eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max Horovitz, a 44-year-old, severely obese, Jewish man with Asperger’s Syndrome living in the chaos of New York, strike up an extraordinary bond. Spanning twenty years and two continents, Mary and Max’s friendship survives much more than the average diet of<\/p>\n