I'm struggling to know what to say in this review. I read this book in one sitting. In places I felt there was too much detail but the honesty of the author was also one of the things that makes the book worth reading. It is difficult to understand where the shame that the author experienced in childhood originated from but the terrible result was anorexia which nearly claimed the life of the author several times. The confusion and chaos that result in a mind overtaken by this illness and the way it effects relationships is summed up in this paragraph later in the book

"You're scared and angry and sad. You want to let people in, but you don't know how. With one hand, you're pushing them away; with another you're pulling them in. You're caught between loneliness and fear; frightened of what they'll see, but also of being alone."

I felt very sad to read this and can only imagine how the author's husband felt as he struggled to know how best to help his ailing wife. As with all sinful addictions/obsessions, the author found Jesus to be the only true solution and road to recovery. ( )