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Andrea's Voice: Silenced by Bulimia: Her Story and Her Mother's Journey Through Grief Toward Understanding

by Doris Smeltzer

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Vibrant, talented, strong, and beautiful, Andrea Smeltzer seemed destined for a great future. But after a one-year struggle with bulimia, she died in her sleep at age 19, catapulting her mother Doris into a wrenching but ultimately rewarding journey of discovery. This unabashed account not only speaks about one family’s tragedy, but also critiques the social and personal attitudes toward our bodies and appearance that create victims like Andrea. Andrea's poetry and journal entries, combined with her mother's reflections, offer insight and understanding about a crushing disorder that afflicts far too many young people.
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Loran, June 25, 2006 (view all comments by Loran)
This book should be required reading for parents. It is a painful, but important and incredibly touching story. The author and the life and death of her daughter are a gift; a resource to help a daughter or a friend come to terms with an eating disorder that is a killer.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780936077017
Subtitle:
Silenced by Bulimia: Her Story and Her Mother's Journey Through Grief Toward Understanding
With:
Smeltzer, Andrea Lynn
With:
Smeltzer, Andrea Lynn
Foreword:
Costin, Carolyn
Author:
Smeltzer, Doris
Publisher:
Gurze Books
Subject:
General
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Eating Disorders
Subject:
Bulimia
Subject:
Eating Disorders - General
Subject:
SELF-HELP / Eating Disorders
Subject:
Bulimia -- Patients -- United States.
Subject:
Smeltzer, Andrea Lynn
Publication Date:
May 2006
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
300
Dimensions:
828x552x52 73
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