The girls at 17 Swann Street
Author
Format:
Large print
Physical Description
423 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Production / Publication Information
Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2019.
Summary
"Yara Zgheib's poetic and poignant debut novel is a haunting portrait of a young woman's struggle with anorexia on an intimate journey to reclaim her life"--
Call Number
LP ZGHEIB
Publication Date
2019
Language
English
ISBN
9781643581149
The girls at 17 Swann Street
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
370 pages ; 25 cm
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Production / Publication Information
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2019.
Summary
Yara Zgheib's poetic and poignant debut novel is a haunting portrait of a young woman's struggle with anorexia on an intimate journey to reclaim her life. The chocolate went first, then the cheese, the fries, the ice cream. The bread was more difficult, but if she could just lose a little more weight, perhaps she would make the soloists' list. Perhaps if she were lighter, danced better, tried harder, she would be good enough. Perhaps if she just ran for one more mile, lost just one more pound. Anna Roux was a professional dancer who followed the man of her dreams from Paris to Missouri. There, alone with her biggest fears - imperfection, failure, loneliness - she spirals down anorexia and depression till she weighs a mere eighty-eight pounds. Forced to seek treatment, she is admitted as a patient at 17 Swann Street, a peach pink house where pale, fragile women with life-threatening eating disorders live. Women like Emm, the veteran; quiet Valerie; Julia, always hungry. Together, they must fight their diseases and face six meals a day. Every bite causes anxiety. Every flavor induces guilt. And every step Anna takes toward recovery will require strength, endurance, and the support of the girls at 17 Swann Street.
Call Number
F ZGHEIB
Publication Date
2019
Language
English
ISBN
9781250202444 9781250202451
by
Zgheib, Yara
Format:
eAudiobook
Electronic Format:
LIBBY AUDIOBOOK, MP3
Vendor
Libby
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