Bibliograph

Nervosa, by Hayley Gold

Type

Label

Nervosa, by Hayley Gold

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nervosa

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

1374070418

Responsibility statement

by Hayley Gold

Summary

Gold's memoir about disordered eating, chronic illness, and a profound relationship with hopeAnorexia nervosa is an eating disorder. It is not a phase, a fad, or a choice. It is a debilitating illness, manifested in a distorted relationship with food, but which actually has more to do with issues of control. It is often a puzzle for doctors, therapists, parents, and friends. And so those who suffer from it are belittled, or tragically misunderstood, not only by society but by the healthcare system meant to treat it. Nervosa is a no-holds-barred, richly textured portrait of one young woman's experience. In her vividly imagined retelling, Hayley Gold lays bare a callous medical system seemingly disinterested in the very patients it is supposed to treat. And traces how her own life was irrevocably damaged by both the system and her own disorder. With brutal honesty and witty sarcastic humor, Gold offers a remarkably candid exploration of the search for hope in the darkness

Table Of Contents

All the colors -- The book of numbers -- The white abyss -- First world problems -- Delusional -- The underneath -- Coping skills -- Fractured -- The old woman -- Siren's calling -- Metamorph -- Black Friday -- Truth and beauty

Target audience

adult

Classification