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Andrea's Voice: Silenced by Bulimia: Her Story and Her Mother's Journey Through Grief Toward Understanding

By Doris Smeltzer; Andrea Lynn Smeltzer

Book information

Publisher
Gurze Books
Year
2011
ISBN
9780936077017, 9780936077642, 2006003642
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1402608 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-22 14:44:40
Self-Improvement; Nonfiction; SEL014000

Description

Vibrant, talented, strong, and beautiful, Andrea Smeltzer seemed destined for a great future. But after a one-year struggle with bulimia, she died in her sleep at age 19, catapulting her mother Doris into a wrenching but ultimately rewarding journey of discovery. This unabashed account not only speaks about one family’s tragedy, but also critiques the social and personal attitudes toward our bodies and appearance that create victims like Andrea. Andrea's poetry and journal entries, combined with her mother's reflections, offer insight and understanding about a crushing disorder that afflicts far too many young people.

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