Description |
557 pages ; 24 cm. |
Summary |
"Clare Dunkle seemed to have an ideal life--two beautiful, high-achieving teenage daughters, a loving husband, and a satisfying and successful career as a children's book novelist. But it's when you let down your guard that the ax falls. Just after one daughter successfully conquered her depression, another daughter developed a life-threatening eating disorder. Co-published with Elena Vanishing, the memoir of her daughter, this is the story--told in brave, beautifully written, and unflinchingly honest prose--of one family's fight against a deadly disease, from an often ignored but important perspective: the mother of the anorexic"-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Dunkle, Clare B.
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Dunkle, Clare B. -- Family.
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Anorexia nervosa -- Patients -- Family relationships.
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Mothers -- Biography.
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Mothers and daughters.
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Anorexia nervosa -- Treatment.
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Added Title |
Hope & other luxuries. |
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Mother's life with a daughter's anorexia. |
ISBN |
9781452121567 |
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1452121567 |
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