Overview
""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, author of Labor Day In Brave Girl Eating, the chronicle of a family's struggle with anorexia nervosa, journalist, professor, and author 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.
Full Product Details
Author: Harriet Brown
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: Collins
Dimensions:
Width: 13.70cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 20.60cm
Weight: 0.213kg
ISBN: 9780061725487
ISBN 10: 006172548
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 13 September 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
What sets this book apart is the author's incorporation of clinical research findings from the field of eating disorders into the story of one family's struggle . . . [A] compelling story of family strength and an inspiring story for all of us committed to treating individuals with eating disorders. --Evelyn Attia, MD, Director, Center for Eating Disorders, Columbia University Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medical College 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. Brave Girl Eating was fortunate to have one brave family. --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 Harriet Brown is an intelligent, elegant writer and this book offers both solace and useful information for families struggling with eating disorders. --Audrey Niffenegger
Harriet Brown is an intelligent, elegant writer and this book offers both solace and useful information for families struggling with eating disorders. --Audrey Niffenegger
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
Author Information
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).
