Brave Girl Eating A Family's Struggle with Anorexia

Harriet Brown

eBook - 2010

A mother recounts her daughter's battle with anorexia in this "affecting and informative memoir" (Booklist). In this 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 Eating is 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 tend...er 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...

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Published
HarperCollins
Language
English
Main Author
Harriet Brown
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Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
Kindle Book
ASINB003V1WU4O
Release Date5/21/2024
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9780062008619
Release Date5/21/2024