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Elena Vanishing: A Memoir
Elena Dunkle
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Description for Elena Vanishing: A Memoir
Paperback. Clare B. Dunkle was given as primary author in pre-publication. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 5AJ; YFW. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 146 x 205 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
This is the story of seventeen-year-old Elena, whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle with anorexia. Told entirely from Elena's perspective and co- written with her mother, Elena's memoir is a fascinating and intimate look at a deadly disease, and a must-read for anyone who knows someone suffering from an eating disorder.
This is the story of seventeen-year-old Elena, whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle with anorexia. Told entirely from Elena's perspective and co- written with her mother, Elena's memoir is a fascinating and intimate look at a deadly disease, and a must-read for anyone who knows someone suffering from an eating disorder.
Product Details
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
371 g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
San Francisco, United States
ISBN
9781452152141
SKU
V9781452152141
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Ref
99-15
About Elena Dunkle
Elena Dunkle spent her teenage years exploring the German countryside and considers Germany her second home. She was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa at the age of seventeen and has always wanted to shed a light on her experiences with this complicated and misunderstood disorder. Elena currently roams across America with her wonderful husband and her travel-size Chihuahua, Mimsy. This is ... Read more
Reviews for Elena Vanishing: A Memoir
Moving snapshots of a young woman's struggles with anorexia nervosa.
Kirkus Reviews I was stunned by Elena Vanishing and have been thinking and talking about it ever since I finished it. Without glamorizing it, Elena deals frankly and honestly with an extreme disease, and leaves me with a sense of hope and strength. -Lily Myers, slam poet and author ... Read more
Kirkus Reviews I was stunned by Elena Vanishing and have been thinking and talking about it ever since I finished it. Without glamorizing it, Elena deals frankly and honestly with an extreme disease, and leaves me with a sense of hope and strength. -Lily Myers, slam poet and author ... Read more