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The Girls at 17 Swann Street
Yara Zgheib
St. Martin's Press
February 2019
On Sale: February 5, 2019
384 pages
ISBN: 1250202442
EAN: 9781250202444
Kindle: B07D2BRZFC
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Women's Fiction Contemporary | Thriller Psychological
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.
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