Product Description

Katie Metcalfe takes readers through the daily struggle with this potentially lethal obsession. It is a harrowing account of her triumphs and tragedies on the long road to recovery after being hospitalized at 15. We learn of Katie's constant battle with 'the voice' when her pride at improving her health is overshadowed by the fear of over eating. It is a story of a young girl at war with herself and anyone who fights to keep her alive. However, Katie Metcalfe's book is more than a personal journey - it is the story of the impact of her illness on her family. With remarkable candour Katie's parents and siblings tell of the shocking impact on close relatives - when anorexia creates a stranger in the family. Katie's honesty combined with her talent for writing, gives a real sense of the horror of anorexia and its power to dominate lives. It is a true account of a family's hard won victory over a disease that kills.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #75605 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 248 pages

Synopsis
Katie Metcalfe takes readers through the daily struggle with this potentially lethal obsession. It is a harrowing account of her triumphs and tragedies on the long road to recovery after being hospitalized at 15. We learn of Katie's constant battle with 'the voice' when her pride at improving her health is overshadowed by the fear of over eating. It is a story of a young girl at war with herself and anyone who fights to keep her alive. However, Katie Metcalfe's book is more than a personal journey - it is the story of the impact of her illness on her family. With remarkable candour Katie's parents and siblings tell of the shocking impact on close relatives - when anorexia creates a stranger in the family. Katie's honesty combined with her talent for writing, gives a real sense of the horror of anorexia and its power to dominate lives. It is a true account of a family's hard won victory over a disease that kills.

Customer Reviews

wow,!!!amazing and inspirational....
This book is truely fantastic and Katie has shown this evil illness can be won, throughout her ups and downs she has shared with us her AMAZINGLY inspiring account in which has helped me greatly and gave life in recovery antoher chance, Thank you Katie, .... This book is a must read, its an honest account and heart walming true story to what life is like with an ED...

Katie, you deserve to be free.

Inspirational
I came upon this book when researching a play I'm writing about Anorexia. It has been truly inspirational and I was amazed at the maturity of the writing. Katie Metcalfe is definitely a name to watch out for in the future. The book was informative, educational, moving and entertaining and I highly recommend it.

Katie does it again.
This is Katies second book. She gives an honest and very open account of the horror that is anorexia. Read this to open your eyes to the demon that might lurk in your family. For professionals this book gives an inside account to what goes on insides someones head and how family sytems are destroyed. For the individual that has or is being affected by the 'Stranger in the Family' there is hope and light out there that can help to heal yourself and those around you. Powerful stuff.