{"product_id":"girls-at-17-swann-street-paperback","title":"The Girls at 17 Swann Street - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYara Zgheib\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A BookMovement Group Read*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYara 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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnna 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 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYara Zgheib is a writer for several US and European magazines, including \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Four Seasons Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Woman's Paris\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Idea List\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHoliday Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girls at 17 Swann Street\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo Land to Light On\u003c\/i\u003e, and writes on culture, art, travel, and philosophy on her blog, \"Aristotle at Afternoon Tea\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42124608766087,"sku":"9781250202451","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/668fe7eb10648c8eb16a9be0af870797.webp?v=1732571449","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/girls-at-17-swann-street-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}