She Was Once a Runner
Nonfiction, Sports, Running & Jogging, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Mental Health
| Author: | Anon ymous | ISBN: | 9781476372563 |
| Publisher: | Anon ymous | Publication: | April 26, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anon ymous |
| ISBN: | 9781476372563 |
| Publisher: | Anon ymous |
| Publication: | April 26, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
“She Was Once a Runner" gives an honest account of a female long distance runner on a Division I college scholarship in America and the resultant pressure cooker in which she lives. Her landscape is bleak and desolate, taking place on the East coast during the aftermath of 9/11. Her narrative is detached yet raw, as though she were a voyeur on her own life. The novel explores the physical and psychological effects of the Female Athlete Triad of anorexia, amenorrhea, and stress fractures on a nineteen year old girl struggling to find her identity amidst a toxic team environment and discouraging parents.
“She Was Once a Runner" gives an honest account of a female long distance runner on a Division I college scholarship in America and the resultant pressure cooker in which she lives. Her landscape is bleak and desolate, taking place on the East coast during the aftermath of 9/11. Her narrative is detached yet raw, as though she were a voyeur on her own life. The novel explores the physical and psychological effects of the Female Athlete Triad of anorexia, amenorrhea, and stress fractures on a nineteen year old girl struggling to find her identity amidst a toxic team environment and discouraging parents.
