Andrea's voice--silenced by bulimia: her story and her mother's journey through grief toward understanding
(2011)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Gürze Books : Made available through hoopla, 2011
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780936077642 (electronic bk.) MWT11818080, 0936077646 (electronic bk.) 11818080
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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
Mode of access: World Wide Web