Harriet Brown

Brave Girl Eating (eBook, ePUB)

A Family's Struggle with Anorexia

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A mother recounts her daughter's battle with anorexia in this "affecting and informative memoir" ( Booklist). Inthis chronicle of a family's struggle with anorexia nervosa, journalist and professor Harriet Brown recounts in mesmerizing and horrifying detail her daughter Kitty's journey from near-starvation to renewed health. Brave Girl Eatingis an intimate, shocking, compelling, and ultimately uplifting look at the ravages of a mental illness that affects more than 18 million Americans. "One of the most up to date, relevant, and honest accounts of one family's battle with the life-threatening challenges of anorexia. Brown has masterfully woven science, history, and heart throughout this compelling and tender story." -Lynn S. Grefe, Chief Executive Officer, National Eating Disorders Association "As a woman who once knew the grip of a life-controlling eating disorder, I held my breath reading Harriet Brown's story. As a mother of daughters, I wept for her. Then cheered." -Joyce Maynard, New York Times-bestselling author of Count the Ways

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins e-books
• Seitenzahl: 291
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062008619
• Artikelnr.: 38005173

Autorenporträt

Harriet Brown is a regular contributor to the New York Times and also has written for O, Redbook, Psychology Today, and other publications. Her previous books include Feed Me!, which is also the title of her popular blog that covers food, weight, and body image (harrietbrown.blogspot.com).