Hungry
A Mother and Daughter Fight Anorexia
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Eating Disorders, Family & Relationships, Family Relationships, Motherhood, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Sheila Himmel, Lisa Himmel | ISBN: | 9781101108697 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | August 4, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Berkley | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sheila Himmel, Lisa Himmel |
| ISBN: | 9781101108697 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | August 4, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Berkley |
| Language: | English |
A unique eating-disorder memoir written by a mother and daughter.
Unbeknownst to food critic Sheila Himmel-as she reviewed exotic cuisines from bistro to brasserie- her daughter, Lisa, was at home starving herself. Before Sheila fully grasped what was happening, her fourteen-year-old with a thirst for life and a palate for the flavors of Vietnam and Afghanistan was replaced by a weight-obsessed, antisocial, hundredpound nineteen-year-old. From anorexia to bulimia and back again-many times-the Himmels feared for Lisa's life as her disorder took its toll on her physical and emotional well-being.
Hungry is the first memoir to connect eating disorders with a food-obsessed culture in a very personal way, following the stumbles, the heartbreaks, and even the funny moments as a mother-daughter relationship-and an entire family-struggles toward healing.
A unique eating-disorder memoir written by a mother and daughter.
Unbeknownst to food critic Sheila Himmel-as she reviewed exotic cuisines from bistro to brasserie- her daughter, Lisa, was at home starving herself. Before Sheila fully grasped what was happening, her fourteen-year-old with a thirst for life and a palate for the flavors of Vietnam and Afghanistan was replaced by a weight-obsessed, antisocial, hundredpound nineteen-year-old. From anorexia to bulimia and back again-many times-the Himmels feared for Lisa's life as her disorder took its toll on her physical and emotional well-being.
Hungry is the first memoir to connect eating disorders with a food-obsessed culture in a very personal way, following the stumbles, the heartbreaks, and even the funny moments as a mother-daughter relationship-and an entire family-struggles toward healing.
