Hungry

A unique eating-disorder memoir written by a mother and daughter.Unbeknownst to food critic Sheila Himmel-as she reviewed exotic cuisines from bistro to brasserie- her daughter Lisa was at home starving herself. Before Sheila fully grasped what was happening her 14-year-old with a thirst for life and a palate for the flavors of Vietnam and Afghanistan was replaced by a weight-obsessed antisocial 100 pound 19-year-old. From anorexia to bulimia and back again - many times - the Himmels feared for Lisa''s life as her disorder took its toll on her physical and emotional well-being.Hungry is the first memoir to connect eating disorders with a food-obsessed culture in a very personal way following the stumbles the heartbreaks and even the funny moments as a mother-daughter relationship - and an entire family - struggles toward healing.