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Elena Vanishing

By: Elena Dunkle,Clare B. Dunkle
Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
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Seventeen-year-old Elena is vanishing. Every day means renewed determination, so every day means fewer calories. This is the story of a girl 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 over a five-year period and cowritten with her mother, award-winning author Clare B. Dunkle, Elena's memoir is a fascinating and intimate look at a deadly disease and a must-listen for anyone who knows someone suffering from an eating disorder.

©2015 Elena and Clare B. Dunkle (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

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left me in tears

raw and beautiful. one of the best books I've read in a very long time but some content may be very triggering if you've struggled with disordered eating. literally 10/10

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Anorexia in all its reality.

Eating disorders are incredibly tricky things, hearing other people stories including this one in it's well written and captured raw, heartbreaking sorrow is what gives light to those who suffer and those who have died fighting. My new #1 favourite eating disorder memoir. The fighting, the emotions, the evil inner voice, the sympathy from loved ones as well as their frustration. All captured and performed beautifully. 10/10 cried in public listening

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A good book for carers.

This is a good book for parents/carers of a person with an eating disorder particularly anorexia and bulimia. It is very descriptive on techniques used by the illness to hide eating and purging. So it has educated me on what to watch out for with my daughter suffering from anorexia nervosa. I wouldn’t recommend this book to people with an eating disorder.

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loved loved loved!

I have read many books relating to this topic and this has got to be one of my favourites if not my favourite. A very honest account. I could empathise to a fair bit of the book. I couldnt stop listening. Thank you for your raw account, I laughed and cried throughout. Beautiful reading too.

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A truly unique story

I loved every second of this beautiful story, so very touching. By far one of my favourite books.

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My favourite eating disorder books

This book and her mums together make up the best ED books I've ever read and I've read nearly all of them. Well worth investing in both elena vanishing and her mums hope and other luxuries.

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Good performance, okay book

Book gets somewhat confusing through out due to large time jumps. Could be more concise.

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Great to hear this from the viewpoint of the ED sufferer

So much better than the parent's viewpoint imho. I recommend reading the one written by her mother, then read this. Hearing the same story from both sides was great. The mother's account is better read as the narration was horrible. Narrative in this is much better.

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