edited kate taylor (1 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. An Anchor Books Original, September 2008, 1st printing. Bright, clean & tight paperback copy w/slight cover/corner blemish/tear, o/w good & unread, in Very Good condition. "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." [publisher's copy] "A remarkable book. To read these powerful and articulate life stories of anorexia is to gain a kind of new understanding into the conflict, disconnection, and seductiveness of this potentially lethal disease. The psychology of anorexia is difficult to comprehend but I felt at the end of reading this book that I had a much better, much more human grasp of what it is like to live and struggle with the illness. The stories are deeply illuminating, in the fullest sense of the word."---Kay Redfield Jamison. With essays by Francesca Lia Block, Jennifer Egan, Amanda Fortini, Louise Glück, Francine du Plessix Gray, Sarah Haight, Lisa Halliday, Maura Kelly, Joyce Maynard, John Nolan, Rudy Ruiz, Kate Taylor & 7 more writers. Very good copy w/sharp corners & crisp edges, a square binding w/no creases in spine & no jacket as issued: unread & presentable.