Good Girls: A story and study of anorexia

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A BEST BOOK OF 2023 IN THE TIMES, GUARDIAN AND WALL STREET JOURNAL

A searing memoir from Hadley Freeman, bestselling author of House of Glass, about one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses.
A clear-eyed view of a debilitating and misunderstood illness Guardian

A gripping story Financial Times

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. Combining personal experience with deep reporting, this profoundly honest and hopeful story details Freeman's long journey to recovery.

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A frank and insightful account offers insight into the unique struggle of adolescent girls in an era when they are told they can be anything The Times

A clear-eyed view of a debilitating and misunderstood illness Guardian

Freeman manages to turn this tragic and taxing tale into a gripping story Financial Times

This is a vital contribution that its to be hoped will change how we understand anorexia, and perhaps also influence the messages we put across to young girls Jewish Chronicle

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

Breaking the silence around eating disorders with piercing honesty Hugo Rifkind, Times columnist

I urge any anorexic, or parent of an anorexic, to read this book Daily Mail

This is a heart-breaking account of what might lead someone to feel self-starvation is her only option and Freeman should be commended for her bravery in writing about this Evening Standard

She has brought to bear every ounce of her trademark clarity, precision and wit to render her own experience, and that of other women with anorexia, with the utmost specificity and sensitivity New York Times

Freeman is a brave, illuminating and meticulous reporter, and uses her experience wisely Observer

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Hadley Freeman is the author of The Meaning of Sunglasses and Be Awesome and has been a columnist and staff writer for The Guardian since 2000, where she writes the popular Ask Hadley fashion column. She also contributes to US Vogue. She lives in New York and London.