A BEST BOOK OF 2023 IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN AND WALL STREET JOURNAL
A searing memoir from Hadley Freeman, bestselling author of House of Glass, about one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses.
'A clear-eyed view of a debilitating and misunderstood illness' Guardian
'A gripping story' Financial Times
From the ages of fourteen to seventeen, Freeman lived in psychiatric wards after developing anorexia nervosa. For the next twenty years, she grappled with various forms of self-destructive behaviour as the anorexia mutated and persisted. Combining personal experience with deep reporting, this profoundly honest and hopeful story details Freeman's long journey to recovery.
| ISBN: | 9780008322700 |
| Publication date: | 11th April 2024 |
| Author: | Hadley Freeman |
| Publisher: | 4th Estate an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 280 pages |
| Genres: |
Coping with / advice about eating disorders Teenagers: advice for parents Coping with / advice about mental health issues Autobiography: general Psychiatric and mental disorders Eating disorders and therapy Women’s health Coping with / advice about body image issues Memoirs Self Help and Personal Development |