Good Girls

“Riveting” – The New York Times

“This searing memoir from a recovered anorexic, which explores the warped thinking around the illness, should be required reading….Freeman is a brave, illuminating and meticulous reporter and uses her experience wisely.” – The Guardian

“Freeman evokes the mental processes of anorexia extraordinarily well, and her candor will make a great many people feel less lonely…It’s impassioned, a sort of manifesto, and we should take it to heart.” – Los Angeles Review of Books

“Blending autobiography and journalism, Freeman sheds light on a dark subject - anorexia and self-hatred among teenage girls. Written with her trademark verve and wit, Good Girls is sure to provoke debate–and maybe some serious thought as well.” – Katha Pollitt, Poet and The Nation columnist

“Recounting her years of anorexia with uncommon honesty, Hadley Freeman makes a powerful case for finding the will to live.” –Lauren Collins, author of When In French

“For parents of girls with eating disorders, this is vital, revelatory, and deeply moving.” –Caitlin Moran, New York Times bestselling author of More Than a Woman

“Hadley Freeman writes unsparingly, harrowingly and profoundly about her life with this disorder, which feels so brutal and unnavigable for sufferers and their families. But she also writes with hope. An intensely vivid memoir that turns out to be an escape story.” – Marina Hyde, author of What Just Happened?

“Someone who fought the beast and won uses her own experience and thorough research to explain what anorexia is–and isn’t... Freeman’s insights are essential… If you need to understand anorexia, look no further. This is the book for you.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred)

Hadley Freeman is a columnist and writer for the Guardian newspaper in the UK. She was born in New York and lives in London. Her books include Life Moves Pretty Fast, The Meaning of Sunglasses, and Be Awesome, and her work has appeared in Vogue US and UK, New York magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, and many other publications.