Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat: A Story of Bulimia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781556527869)

Stephanie Covington Armstrong does not fit the stereotype of a woman with an eating disorder. She grew up poor and hungry in the inner city. Foster care, sexual abuse, and overwhelming insecurity defined her early years. But the biggest difference is her race: Stephanie is black. In this moving first-person narrative, Armstrong describes her struggle as a black woman with a disorder consistently portrayed as a white woman's problem. Trying to escape her selfhatred and her food obsession by never slowing down, Stephanie becomes trapped in a downward spiral. Finally, she can no longer deny that she will die if she doesn't get help, overcome her shame, and conquer her addiction to using food as a weapon against herself. For more information about the book and eating disorders, visit www.notallblackgirls.com

Author: Stephanie Covington Armstrong
ISBN-10: 1556527861
ISBN-13: 9781556527869
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2009
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d