<P> Set in Stamford , Lincolnshire in the mid-1990s , My Mad Fat Diary follows the story of 16 - year - old , 16 stone ( 102 kg ) ( 224 lb ) girl , Rae Earl , who has just left a psychiatric hospital , where she has spent four months . She begins to reconnect with her best friend , Chloe , who is unaware of Rae 's mental health and body image problems , believing she was in France for the past four months . Rae attempts to keep this information from her while also trying to impress Chloe 's friends Finn , Archie , Izzy and Chop . </P>
<P> Set in Stamford , Lincolnshire in the mid-1990s , My Mad Fat Diary follows the story of 16 - year - old , 16 stone ( 102 kg ) ( 224 lb ) girl , Rae Earl , who has just left a psychiatric hospital , where she has spent four months . She begins to reconnect with her best friend , Chloe , who is unaware of Rae 's mental health and body image problems , believing she was in France for the past four months . Rae attempts to keep this information from her while also trying to impress Chloe 's friends Finn , Archie , Izzy and Chop . </P>
where does my mad fat diary take place
where does my mad fat diary take place
in Stamford , Lincolnshire in the mid-1990s
in Stamford , Lincolnshire in the mid-1990s