The Appetites of GirlsBy: Pamela Moses For the audience that made Commencement a New York Times bestseller comes a novel about women making their way in the world. Four young women are thrown together as roommates freshman year in college: Ruth, Francesca, Opal, and Setsu. Each is striving to overcome struggles from childhood and find her true self. Tormented by self doubt, Ruth is coddled by her immigrant mother, who uses food to soothe and control her. Defiant Francesca