{"product_id":"brave-girl-eating-a-familys-struggle-with-anorexia-isbn-9780061725487","title":"Brave Girl Eating: A Family's Struggle with Anorexia","description":"\u003cp\u003e“One of the most up to date, relevant, and honest accounts of one family’s battle with the life threatening challenges of anorexia. Brown has masterfully woven science, history, and heart throughout this compelling and tender story.”\u003cbr\u003e—Lynn S. Grefe, Chief Executive Officer, National Eating Disorders Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As a woman who once knew the grip of a life-controlling eating disorder, I held my breath reading Harriet Brown’s story. As a mother of daughters, I wept for her. Then cheered.”\u003cbr\u003e—Joyce Maynard, author of \u003cem\u003eLabor Day\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBrave Girl Eating\u003c\/em\u003e, the chronicle of a family’s struggle with anorexia nervosa, journalist, professor, and author Harriet Brown recounts in mesmerizing and horrifying detail her daughter Kitty’s journey from near-starvation to renewed health. \u003cem\u003eBrave Girl Eating\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate, shocking, compelling, and ultimately uplifting look at the ravages of a mental illness that affects more than 18 million Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eI’ve never had anorexia, but I know it well. I see it on the street, in the gaunt and sunken face, the bony chest, the spindly arms of an emaciated woman. I’ve come to recognize the flat look of despair, the hopelessness that follows, inevitably, from years of starvation. I think: That could have been my daughter. It wasn’t. It’s not. If I have anything to say about it, it won’t be. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this emotionally resonant and compelling memoir, journalist and professor Harriet Brown takes readers—moment by moment, spoonful by spoonful—through her family’s experience with the nightmare of anorexia. A guiding light for anyone touched by this devastating disease, \u003cem\u003eBrave Girl Eating\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for families and professionals alike. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“What sets this book apart is the author’s incorporation of clinical research findings from the field of eating disorders into the story of one family’s struggle . . . [A] compelling story of family strength and an inspiring story for all of us committed to treating individuals with eating disorders.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvelyn Attia, MD, Director, Center for Eating Disorders, Columbia University Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medical College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As a woman who once knew the grip of a life-controlling eating disorder, I held my breath reading Harriet Brown’s story.  As a mother of daughters, I wept for her. Then cheered.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoyce Maynard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“BRAVE GIRL EATING is one of the most up to date, relevant and honest accounts of one family’s battle with the life threatening challenges of anorexia. Brown has masterfully woven science, history and heart throughout this compelling and tender story. Brave Girl Eating was fortunate to have one brave family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLynn S. Grefe, Chief Executive Officer, National Eating Disorders Association\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most up to date, relevant and honest accounts of one family’s battle with the life threatening challenges of anorexia. Brown has masterfully woven science, history and heart throughout this compelling and tender story. Brave Girl Eating was fortunate to have one brave family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLynn S. Grefe, Chief Executive Officer, National Eating Disorders Association\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Harriet Brown is an intelligent, elegant writer and this book offers both solace and useful information for families struggling with eating disorders.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAudrey Niffenegger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[BRAVE GIRL EATING] is an inspirational story of one courageous family’s fight against anorexia nervosa.  We feel the heart-wrenching nature of anorexia through the eyes of a mother who will never give her daughter up.  But more importantly we learn that anorexia can be defeated and about current research and treatments that can be part of the journey back to well-being.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Paxton, Professor, School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887893082341,"sku":"NP9780061725487","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061725487.jpg?v=1730227678","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/brave-girl-eating-a-familys-struggle-with-anorexia-isbn-9780061725487","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}