Mealtimes and Milestones
A teenager's diary of moving on from anorexia
$35.45
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
25 February 2010
Summary
An astonishingly moving and mature account of a young woman’s struggle with anorexia nervosa, a serious mental illness affecting 1.1 million people in the UK. At fourteen years of age, Constance Barter was admitted as an in-patient to a specialist eating disorders unit where she remained for seven months. During that time, she kept a diary which sheds light on what it means to have anorexia, how it affects your life, and how it is not just a faddy diet or attention seeking disorder.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849013239 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849013233 |
| Author: | Constance Barter |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 25 February 2010 |
| Weight: | 130g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 130mm x 11mm |
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Critics Review
It is impossible not to admire the resolution with which Constance, her family and friends took on the intractable illness and survived.– Daily Mail
We want a message of hope - that eating disorders can be beaten - to reach anyone and everyone who needs to hear it. Constance’s story is such a powerful part of that message - that hope. - Susan Ringwood, Chief Executive, BEAT (the Eating Disorders Association)
It is impossible not to admire the resolution with which Constance, her family and friends took on the intractable illness and survived. - Daily MailAbout The Author
Constance Barter
Constance Barter is a British, sixteen year old schoolgirl who was diagnosed with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa at the age of fourteen. Hospitalised as an in-patient at a specialist eating disorders unit for seven months, she is now completely recovered and, in between schoolwork, works as a Young Ambassador for BEAT, the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders.
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