The
Girls at 17 Swann Street
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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.
Product
details
File Size :
2215 KB
Print Length : 384 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN : 1250202450
Publisher : St.
Martin's Press (February 5, 2019)
Publication Date : February 5, 2019
Sold by : Amazon.com Services
LLC
Language : English
ASIN : B07D2BRZFC
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