The Art of Starvation: An Adolescence Observed by Sheila MacLeod
Giving an account of her own experiences growing up with anorexia, the author show how self-starvation is affected by one's own esteem, one's mother's and other people's views on what a woman ought to look like and shows that it is a problem still not fully understood. The author has previously written six novels, short stories and a BBC television play.