Hungry: A Mother and Daughter Fight Anorexia Book

Introduction xi

1 A Very Bad Day 1

2 Foodies with Issues: How Sheila Met Ned and Planned to Eat Happily Ever After 7

3 Feed Me, I'm Yours 20

4 Growing Gourmets 27

5 Fat Girls, Husky Boys 45

6 Middle School and the Great Job 60

7 You Are What You Don't Eat 84

8 Roots of Anorexia: Lisa's Early Days and a Bit of History 102

9 High School 118

10 Our Big Nights 141

11 College 165

12 Relapse Spring: Warning Signs Prompt Action 182

13 Fetishes and Talismans: Desperate Parents 195

14 Treatment Centers and Their Aftermath 203

15 The Trouble with Experts 227

16 Ten Things We Learned About Eating Disorders 245

17 You Get to Sit Down 266

Acknowledgments 275

Sources 277