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Here, collected for the first time, 19 writers describe their eating disorders from the distance of recovery, exposing as never before the anorexic's self-enclosed world. Taking up issues including depression, genetics, sexuality, sports, religion, fashion and family, these essays examine the role anorexia plays in a young person's search for direction. Powerful and immensely informative, this collection makes accessible the mindset of a disease that has long been misunderstood.
With essays by Priscilla Becker, Francesca Lia Block, Maya Browne, Jennifer Egan, Clara Elliot, Amanda Fortini, Louise Glück, Latria Graham, Francine du Plessix Gray, Trisha Gura, Sarah Haight, Lisa Halliday, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Maura Kelly, Ilana Kurshan, Joyce Maynard, John Nolan, Rudy Ruiz, and Kate Taylor.
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Synopsis
Twenty writers describe their experiences with anorexia from the distance of recovery, in this collection that is an important resource for parents, teachers, teenagers, and those who want to understand what goes through the mind of someone struggling with an eating disorder.
Synopsis
Here, collected for the first time, 19 writers describe their eating disorders from the distance of recovery, exposing as never before the anorexic's self-enclosed world.
"This anthology lends remarkable texture to a subject that has been too often sensationalized and oversimplified." --The New York Times
Taking up issues including depression, genetics, sexuality, sports, religion, fashion and family, these essays examine the role anorexia plays in a young person's search for direction. Powerful and immensely informative, this collection makes accessible the mindset of a disease that has long been misunderstood.
With essays by Priscilla Becker, Francesca Lia Block, Maya Browne, Jennifer Egan, Clara Elliot, Amanda Fortini, Louise Gl ck, Latria Graham, Francine du Plessix Gray, Trisha Gura, Sarah Haight, Lisa Halliday, Elizabeth Kadetsky, Maura Kelly, Ilana Kurshan, Joyce Maynard, John Nolan, Rudy Ruiz, and Kate Taylor.
About the Author
Kate Taylor is a culture reporter at the New York Sun; her writing has also appeared in Slate and the New Yorker. She lives in New York.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Kate Taylor Hunger Striking Maura Kelly
To Poison An Ideal Ilana Kurshan
Daughters of the Diet Revolution Jennifer Egan
On Thin Ice Francine du Plessix Gray
Hungry Men John Nolan
Black-and-White Thinking Latria Graham
Education of the Poet Louise Glück
Big Little Priscilla Becker
The Ghost of Gordolfo Gelatino Rudy Ruiz
Earthly Imperfections Lisa Halliday
Little Fish in a Big Sea Sarah Haight
How the Faeries Caught Me Francesca Lia Block
The Voice Trisha Gura
Finding Home Maya Browne
Shape-shifting Amanda Fortini
Earning Life Clara Elliot
Modeling School Elizabeth Kadetsky
Thirty Years Later, Still Watching the Scale Joyce Maynard
Acknowledgments