A Promising Man (and about Time, Too) - Softcover

Young, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060507845 ISBN 13: 9780060507848

Publisher: William Morrow & Company, 2002

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2002-11-12 Pages: 416 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US It is commonly held that the sufferers of anorexia nervosa and bulimia are angst-ridden teenage girls who impose unrealistic beauty standards on their still-developing bodies In Lying. in Weight. Gura explodes the myths that adolescence is the only time of life that these disorders manifest and that women who achieve a normal weight after contending with eating disorders are cured. Shockingly. tens of millions of American women - overlooked by the medical and mental health communities because they're older than 25 and understudied - suffer from food issues that can be linked to any number of disruptive changes and challenges throughout their lives These triggers -. marriage. the birth of a child. menopause. stress from child rearing. marital difficulties and depression - bring about emotional. psyc...

About this title

About the Author:

Elizabeth Young started writing after holding a variety of jobs that included modeling for TV commercials in Cyprus and working for the Sultan's Armed Forces in Oman. She has two daughters and lives in Surrey with her husband who never once told her to forget writing and get a "proper" job.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0060507845
• ISBN 13: 9780060507848
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416