Bread: A Memoir of Hunger

by Lisa Knopp

Book Overview

When she was 54, Lisa Knopp's weight dropped to a number on the scale that she hadn't seen since seventh grade. The severe food restricting that left her thin and sick when she was 15 and 25 had returned. This time, she was determined to understand the causes of her malady and how she could heal from a condition that is caused by a tangle of genetic, biological, familial, psychological, cultural, and spiritual factors. This compelling memoir, at...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826221025
• ISBN13: 9780826221025
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.9"