Yes, she laments over her lost figure, but what woman doesn't? Then she receives a letter telling her that Al Bennet, the love of her youth, was returning to his hometown and now Molly is distraught at looking, looking -- like a fat cow! But have no fear, her neighbor is Doctor John! He gives her a list of things to do and eat and promises that within two months, she'll be as thin as she was back years ago, when Al Bennet left town. But as the fat melts away, she begins to realize that perhaps Al Bennet is not the man of her dreams after all. . . . * Maria Thompson Daviess was an American artist and author. She wrote thirteen novels, one of which was Miss Selma Lue, a novel that typifies her over-optimistic style. She also participated in efforts to bring women's suffrage to Tennessee.

Author Biography

Maria Thompson Daviess (1872 - 1924) was an American novelist and artist, best known for her popular novels written with a "Pollyanna" outlook. Daviess was born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky in 1872. After her father died when she was eight, her family relocated to Nashville, Tennessee. She studied one year at Wellesley College and then went to Paris to study art. Returning to Nashville, she continued to paint and also took up writing. Her first novel, Miss Selina Lue and the Soap-box Babies was published in 1909. The Melting of Molly, published in 1912, was one of the top best-selling books for the year. She published sixteen novels between 1909 and 1920. In 1921, she moved to New York City, where she died in September 1924. She did not marry and had no children.