The Girls at 17 Swann Street

The Girls at 17 Swann Street - Paperback

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The Girls at 17 Swann Street - Paperback

The Girls at 17 Swann Street - Paperback

$33.00
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by Yara Zgheib (Author)

*A BookMovement Group Read*

Yara Zgheib's poetic and poignant debut novel is a haunting portrait of a young woman's struggle with anorexia on an intimate journey to reclaim her life.

The chocolate went first, then the cheese, the fries, the ice cream. The bread was more difficult, but if she could just lose a little more weight, perhaps she would make the soloists' list. Perhaps if she were lighter, danced better, tried harder, she would be good enough. Perhaps if she just ran for one more mile, lost just one more pound.

Anna Roux was a professional dancer who followed the man of her dreams from Paris to Missouri. There, alone with her biggest fears - imperfection, failure, loneliness - she spirals down anorexia and depression till she weighs a mere eighty-eight pounds. Forced to seek treatment, she is admitted as a patient at 17 Swann Street, a peach pink house where pale, fragile women with life-threatening eating disorders live. Women like Emm, the veteran; quiet Valerie; Julia, always hungry. Together, they must fight their diseases and face six meals a day.

Every bite causes anxiety. Every flavor induces guilt. And every step Anna takes toward recovery will require strength, endurance, and the support of the girls at 17 Swann Street.

Author Biography

Yara Zgheib is a writer for several US and European magazines, including The Huffington Post, The Four Seasons Magazine, A Woman's Paris, The Idea List, and Holiday Magazine. She is the author of The Girls at 17 Swann Street and No Land to Light On, and writes on culture, art, travel, and philosophy on her blog, "Aristotle at Afternoon Tea".

Number of Pages: 384
Dimensions: 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: April 07, 2020
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