Description
In this raw and unflinching memoir, Marya Hornbacher chronicles her devastating struggle with anorexia and bulimia, tracing the psychological and physical toll of eating disorders that consumed her youth and nearly claimed her life. Through five hospitalizations, fractured relationships, and a descent into the darkest corners of addiction and self-destruction, Hornbacher reveals how she became seduced by the false promise of control that her illness offered. With brutal honesty and emotional depth, she documents the turning point—a harrowing college experience that shattered the romanticized notion of "wasting away" and forced her to confront the reality of her disease. This powerful testament to survival explores the complex psychology behind eating disorders while ultimately becoming a story of reclamation and the hard-won journey toward healing on her own terms.
Available Editions
paperback
Harper Perennial
Published Jan 1, 2014
316 pages
ISBN: 9780062327031
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Details
First Published
1998
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia by Marya Hornbacher.