{"product_id":"wasted-a-memoir-of-anorexia-and-bulimia-9780062327031","title":"Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An unsparing, terrifying, razor-edged self-portrait that cuts right into the heart of this most paradoxical of psychological disorders.\" -- Patricia Chao author of Monkey King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA classic of psychology and eating disorders, now reissued with an important, and perhaps controversial, new afterword by the author, \u003cem\u003eWasted\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Marya Hornbacher's highly acclaimed memoir that chronicles her battle with anorexia and bulimia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVivid, honest, and emotionally wrenching, \u003cem\u003eWasted\u003c\/em\u003e is the memoir of how Marya Hornbacher willingly embraced hunger, drugs, sex, and death--until a particularly horrifying bout with anorexia and bulimia in college forever ended the romance of wasting away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this updated edition, Hornbacher, an authority in the field of eating disorders, argues that recovery is not only possible, it is necessary. But the journey is not easy or guaranteed. With a different ending to her story that adds a contemporary edge, \u003cem\u003eWasted\u003c\/em\u003e continues to be timely and relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbacher, Marya:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMarya Hornbacher is an award-winning journalist and bestselling writer. Her books include the memoirs \u003cem\u003eWasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia\u003c\/em\u003e, which has been published in twelve languages, and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eMadness: A Bipolar Life\u003c\/em\u003e; the recovery books \u003cem\u003eSane: Mental Illness, Addiction, and the Twelve Steps\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWaiting: A Nonbeliever's Higher Power\u003c\/em\u003e; and the novel \u003cem\u003eThe Center of Winter\u003c\/em\u003e. She teaches in the graduate creative writing program at Northwestern University and lives in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459907260690,"sku":"9780062327031","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3f58eb1e-33d3-4871-9770-53a41226ea05.jpg?v=1730013982","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wasted-a-memoir-of-anorexia-and-bulimia-9780062327031","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}