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My Other Body isn’t a story of victimhood, guilt, or the triumph
of thinness over obesity.
My Other Body weaves together three stories: an American
sisterhood; a beloved sister's descent through multiple, fatally
undiagnosable illnesses in a body defined by obesity; and a
woman's fight to overcome a compulsive eating disorder.
The award-winning memoir My Other Body is a story of love in
the face of human flaws. For many, life in a fat body is an
exhausting cycle: a continual, painful confrontation and
forgiveness of loathing, worry, and anger while hoping for health
and love.
Anyone who has lived with this struggle knows how hard it is to
explain to those who love us. Anyone who has loved someone
with physical challenges knows the need for understanding.
My Other Body tells our story.
of thinness over obesity.
- My Other Body is the story of how love survives
the body’s challenges.
My Other Body weaves together three stories: an American
sisterhood; a beloved sister's descent through multiple, fatally
undiagnosable illnesses in a body defined by obesity; and a
woman's fight to overcome a compulsive eating disorder.
The award-winning memoir My Other Body is a story of love in
the face of human flaws. For many, life in a fat body is an
exhausting cycle: a continual, painful confrontation and
forgiveness of loathing, worry, and anger while hoping for health
and love.
Anyone who has lived with this struggle knows how hard it is to
explain to those who love us. Anyone who has loved someone
with physical challenges knows the need for understanding.
My Other Body tells our story.
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| My Other Body: a memoir of love, fat, life, and death by Ann Pai |
| A voice . . . a validation . . . and a love letter for anyone who struggles with weight, compulsive eating, or body image or for anyone who loves someone who's struggling |
| Visit Ann Pai at the blog: A Sunny Hello |
| Recommended by Harvard Medical School See review |