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Good Girls

A Story and Study of Anorexia

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Good Girls

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 Inspiring Thought-Provoking

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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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I really enjoyed this. It really opened my eyes to the anorexic world and the reasons it emerges. A really good listen.

Brilliant. So interesting and informative

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Well written and easy to access. An authentic insight into the world of a girl and woman struggling to live with mental illness. The description of choices made throughout life by Hadley due to that illness in this book offer a very valuable insight to build understanding, and approaches to supporting people who have an eating disorder.
I am already recommending this book to my colleagues.

Shared insight.

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Caring and considerate insight into the sad & disturbing world of mental health and anorexia. Thank you so much for sharing Hadley, I have no doubt this will help many. X

Beautifully written & read

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If you have daughters this is a really useful read. It’s entertaining, funny, educational and mostly will make you so much more aware of what your daughters might be experiencing.

An important and enlightening read

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Such an honest, detailed and informative description of life with Anorexia. A must read for all secondary school teachers.

Revealing

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Such a brave book. Blasts away common perceptions about anorexia and gives a unique insight into the teenage mind. My heart goes out to anyone who is suffering or has a daughter or relative in the disease’s grasp. Hopefully they can find hope in this book.

An incredible and educational story

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I loved this book. My daughter had an eating disorder from her teens into twenties. It was so good to have much explained that I hadn’t understood. Hadley writes with honesty and vulnerability. I really recommend this book

Beautifully written and read

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I loved this book and would highly recommend it for anyone who would like to learn more about anorexia. Very informative and brilliantly written and read by Hadley Freeman.

Brave and honest account of the life of an anorexic girl

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Thank you for sharing your story and experiences! As a mum of a young daughter with anorexia it really helped me to understand what’s going on and how she is (probably) feeling.

Fantastic book, I highly recommend

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Hadley Freeman is such a brilliant writer and she brings her whole self to this deeply honest and insightful book.
I feel I’ve learned so much about anorexia as I learned so much about WWII from House of Glass. Hadley uses the personal to examine big painful issues. It’s also funny and the 90s references brilliant. Thank you

Excellent

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