The girls at 17 Swann Street
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2019.
ISBN
9781250202444, 1250202442
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Acorn Public Library District - Stacks | FIC ZGHEIB, Y. | On Shelf |
Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | FIC ZGHEIB Y. | On Shelf |
Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | F ZGHEIB | On Shelf |
Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC Zgheib, Yara | On Shelf |
Berwyn Public Library - Stacks | ZGHEIB | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
370 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781250202444, 1250202442
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Yara Zgheib's poetic and poignant debut novel is a haunting portrait of a young woman's struggle with anorexia on an intimate journey to reclaim her life. The chocolate went first, then the cheese, the fries, the ice cream. The bread was more difficult, but if she could just lose a little more weight, perhaps she would make the soloists' list. Perhaps if she were lighter, danced better, tried harder, she would be good enough. Perhaps if she just ran for one more mile, lost just one more pound. Anna Roux was a professional dancer who followed the man of her dreams from Paris to Missouri. There, alone with her biggest fears - imperfection, failure, loneliness - she spirals down into anorexia and depression till she weighs a mere eighty-eight pounds. Forced to seek treatment, she is admitted as a patient at 17 Swann Street, a peach pink house where pale, fragile women with life-threatening eating disorders live. Women like Emm, the veteran; quiet Valerie; Julia, always hungry. Together, they must fight their diseases and face six meals a day. Every bite causes anxiety. Every flavor induces guilt. And every step Anna takes toward recovery will require strength, endurance, and the support of the girls at 17 Swann Street.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Zgheib, Y. (2019). The girls at 17 Swann Street (First U.S. edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zgheib, Yara. 2019. The Girls At 17 Swann Street. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zgheib, Yara. The Girls At 17 Swann Street St. Martin's Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Zgheib, Yara. The Girls At 17 Swann Street First U.S. edition., St. Martin's Press, 2019.
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