Unable to cope with the emotional turmoil of growing up, a 15-year-old gradually developing anorexia nervosa silently begs for but openly rejects help as she slowly starves herself.
The author describes her troubled years with anorexia and bulimia, disorders she embraced until a bout with them during her college years changed her perspective.
Having stopped eating after the death of her father, seventeen-year-old Laurel feels herself losing control of her life in the hot, magical world of Los Angeles.
Discusses various eating disorders, with an emphasis on anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, and tells the stories of people who have suffered from them.
Discusses different eating disorders including bulimia, anorexia, and compulsive exercise. Also describes some of the warning signals and physical symptoms of each disorder and the recovery process.