Purge: Rehab Diaries

by Nicole J. Johns

Book Overview

Purge is a beautifully crafted memoir that has a Girl, Interrupted feel.

In this raw and engaging account of her months in rehab, Nicole Johns documents her stay in a residential treatment facility for eating disorders. Her prose is lucid and vivid, as she seamlessly switches verb tenses and moves through time. She unearths several important themes: body image and sexuality, sexual assault and relationships, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580052746
• ISBN13: 9781580052740
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Seal Press (CA)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"