{"product_id":"hungry-for-life-rachel-richards-9781537551050","title":"Hungry for Life: A Memoir Unlocking the Truth Inside an Anorexic Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this painfully moving memoir, take a firsthand look at anorexia through the eyes of a young girl. Even in kindergarten, Rachel Richards knows something isn't right. By leading us through her distorted thoughts, she shines a light on the experience and mystery of mental illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she grows up, unable to comprehend or communicate her inner trauma, Rachel lashes out, hurting herself, running away from home, and fighting her family. Restricting food gives her the control she craves. But after being hospitalized and force-fed, Rachel only retreats further into herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a driving perfectionism, she graduates college with honors. But at sixty-nine pounds, Rachel is a shell of nervous and obsessive behaviors that have controlled her life. Years of self-harm and self-loathing have fueled the inner battles between good and evil, health and sickness, and life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActing on stage offers her moments of freedom from the skewed perceptions she's constructed over the years. But her dream of a career in theater is not enough to save her. What is the secret that will finally unleash her will to recover?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rachel Richards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1537551051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781537551050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Rachel Richards","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124671770879,"sku":"9781537551050","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_111f2490-6a90-42e3-82de-5b85b8d72834.jpg?v=1687438159","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hungry-for-life-rachel-richards-9781537551050","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}