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Good Girls

A Story and Study of Anorexia

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Good Girls

By: Hadley Freeman
Narrated by: Hadley Freeman
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A BEST BOOK OF 2023 IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN AND WALL STREET JOURNAL

From Hadley Freeman, bestselling author of House of Glass, comes a searing memoir about her experience with anorexia, and her long journey to full recovery.

From the ages of fourteen to seventeen, Freeman lived in psychiatric wards after developing anorexia nervosa. For the next twenty years, she grappled with various forms of self-destructive behaviour as the anorexia mutated and persisted.

Anorexia is one of the most widely discussed but least understood mental illnesses. In a brilliant narrative that combines personal experience with deep reporting on the issues around the illness, Freeman details her experiences with anorexia, and how she overcame it.

Good Girls is an honest and hopeful story that will be profoundly helpful for those who suffer from an eating disorder, and those who desperately want to understand them.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Hadley Freeman (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers Eating Disorders Mental Health Parenting & Families Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Teenagers Health

Critic Reviews

"For parents of girls with eating disorders, this is vital, revelatory, and deeply moving." (Caitlin Moran)

"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)
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Amazing book to help understand even a little of what is happening for the person. Fantastic lived experience book. Thank you.

The honesty.

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I love how this book is intertwined with various studies relating to Ed’s as she details her life journey battling with an Ed. It gives it perspective and you feel like you’re listening to a friend who knows how you think but is holding you accountable for indulging in your own self destruction.

A must read!

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So honest and heart wrenching. Plus well researched and informative. No wonder it has received so many plaudits. And beautifully read.

Brilliant

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