A Shape of My Own. A Memoir of Anorexia and Recovery

by Grace Bowman (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2006

  $4.23

  A bright, beautiful teenager, popular with her peers, Grace Bowman lived a perfectly ordered, ordinary life. Until one day, aged 18, she went on a diet. That didn't stop. Then couldn't stop. That trapped her in a secret world of eating-related happiness and unhappiness'. And saw her weight swiftly drop to below six stone. A grippingly honest account of life with anorexia nervosa, A Shape Of My Own is Grace's heartbreaking, shocking and, finally, inspirational story. A memoir that is in part insider's expose and in part survivor's testimony, it explains the struggle for self-discovery, and chronicles the devastating battles waged for control over mind and body. Breaking secrets, Grace shatters the myths surrounding this widely misunderstood illness, helping those bound within the rules of anorexia to find a way out, and those on the outside to understand more. A Shape Of My Own also has resonance beyond the world of eating disorders. For in daring to tell the truth, Grace reveals her extraordinary story to be a common one, reflected in the shape of many of our lives. And the powerful insights she brings to overcoming addiction make this an invaluable narrative for all those looking to find hope and renewal in the acceptance of change and growth.

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $3.28

  Bright, popular, pretty and successful, Grace Bowman had the world at her feet. So what drove her to starve herself nearly to death at the age of 18? And what, more importantly, made her stop? A grippingly honest account of life with anorexia nervosa, A Shape of My Own is Grace's hearbreaking, shocking and, finally, inspirational memoir. An extraordinary story, it is also a common one - is there a woman in the western world who has a normal relationship with food? It is a compulsive read, essential for anyone hoping to understand more about eating disorders and overcoming addiction.