{"product_id":"good-girls-a-story-and-study-of-anorexia-9781982189846","title":"Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Hadley Freeman, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHouse of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a \"riveting\" (\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir about her experience as an anorexic and her journey to recovery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1995, Hadley Freeman wrote in her diary: \"I just spent three years of my life in mental hospitals. So why am I crazier than I was before \" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the ages of fourteen to seventeen, Freeman lived in psychiatric wards after developing anorexia nervosa. Her doctors informed her that her body was cannibalizing her muscles and heart for nutrition, but they could tell her little else: why she had it, what it felt like, what recovery looked like. For the next twenty years, Freeman lived as a \"functioning anorexic,\" grappling with new forms of self-destructive behavior as the anorexia mutated and persisted. Anorexia is one of the most widely discussed but least understood mental illnesses. Through \"sharp storytelling, solid research and gentle humor\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), Freeman delivers an incisive and bracing work that details her experiences with anorexia--the shame, fear, loneliness, and rage--and how she overcame it. She interviews doctors to learn how treatment for the illness has changed since she was hospitalized and what new discoveries have been made about the illness, including its connection to autism, OCD, and metabolic rate. She learns why the illness always begins during adolescence and how this reveals the difficulties for girls to come of age. Freeman tracks down the women with whom she was hospitalized and reports on how their recovery has progressed over decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Girls \u003c\/i\u003eis an honest and hopeful story of resilience that offers a message to the nearly 30 million Americans who suffer from eating disorders: Life can be enjoyed, rather than merely endured.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982189846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs","brand":"Hadley Freeman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43673111429301,"sku":"9781982189846","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c8705a38-598f-4382-a261-3985d661a09a.jpg?v=1709053782","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/good-girls-a-story-and-study-of-anorexia-9781982189846","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}