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Author Program - Sheila Himmel, Author of Hungry: a Mother and Daughter Fight Anorexia

Presented by City of Burlingame at Burlingame Public Library

November 3, 2009

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Author Program - Sheila Himmel, Author of Hungry: a Mother and Daughter Fight Anorexia

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Burlingame Public Library presents Sheila Himmel, author of Hungry: a Mother and Daughter Fight Anorexia. Unbeknownst to food critic Sheila Himmel—as she reviewed exotic cuisines from bistro to brasserie— her daughter, Lisa, was at home starving herself. Before Sheila fully grasped what was happening, her fourteen-year-old with a thirst for life and a palate for the flavors of Vietnam and Afghanistan was replaced by a weight-obsessed, antisocial, hundredpound nineteen-year-old. From anorexia to bulimia and back again—many times—the Himmels feared for Lisa’s life as her disorder took its toll on her physical and emotional well-being.

Hungry is the first memoir to connect eating disorders with a food-obsessed culture in a very personal way, following the stumbles, the heartbreaks, and even the funny moments as a mother-daughter relationship—and an entire family—struggles toward healing.

Sheila Himmel is an award-winning food critic, writer, and editor. Lisa Himmel is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz with a degree in American Studies.

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