Bibliograph

The girls at 17 Swann Street, Yara Zgheib

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The girls at 17 Swann Street, Yara Zgheib

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The girls at 17 Swann Street

Medium

large print

Responsibility statement

Yara Zgheib

Summary

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. 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

Target audience

adult

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Girls at Seventeen Swann Street

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