Andrea's Voice: Silenced by Bulimia: Her Story and Her Mother's Journey Through Grief Toward Understanding
- ISBN-10
- 0936077018
- ISBN-13
- 9780936077017
- Category
- Bulimia
- Pages
- 300
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-10-18
- Publisher
- Gurze Books
- Author
- Doris Smeltzer
Description
Traces the life and death of a nineteen-year-old bulimic and her mother's ensuing journey for answers and healing, in a tale told through the victim's poetry and journal entries as well as her mother's reflections about the disorder. Original.
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- 2011-05-16
- 256 pages
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