Elena Vanishing: A Memoir

By Elena Dunkle and Clare B. Dunkle

Book Overview

As heard on NPR's Diane Rehm Show Seventeen-year-old Elena is vanishing. Every day means renewed determination, so every day means fewer calories. This is the story of a girl whose armor against anxiety becomes artillery against herself as she battles on both sides of a lose-lose war in a struggle with anorexia. Told entirely from Elena's perspective over a five-year period and cowritten with her mother, award-winning author Clare B. Dunkle, Elena's memoir is a fascinating and intimate look at a deadly disease, and a must read for anyone who knows someone suffering from an eating disorder.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1452121516
• ISBN13: 9781452121512
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

i laughed, i cried.... and no, im not exaggerating

Its hard reviewing this without spoiling it, but Elena had an incredible journey and I stayed up until 4am reading it absolutely in tears. Its incredibly relatable especially if you're a woman with similar traumas.