EVER SINCE HER ENGAGEMENT, MARIAN MCALPIN CAN''T EAT: FIRST MEAT, THEN EGGS, VEGETABLES, CAKE, PUMPKIN SEEDS--ANYTHING! WORSE YET, SHE HAS THE CRAZY FEELING THAT SHE''S BEING EATEN HERSELF. INSTEAD OF FEELING CONSUMED WITH PASSION, MARIAN SIMPLY FEELS CONSUMED. THIS COMIC NOVEL IS A POINTED SATIRE OF MODERN RELATIONSHIPS.