The Ministry of Thin: How the Pursuit of Perfection Got Out of Control

About Emma Woolf

Emma Woolf is the great-niece of Virginia Woolf. After studying English at Oxford University she worked in publishing before becoming a full-time writer. She is a columnist for The Times and also writes for The Independent The Mail on Sunday Harper's Bazaar Red Grazia and Psychologies. She was a co-presenter on Channel 4's Supersize vs Superskinny; other media appearances include Newsnight Woman's Hour and Radio 4's Four Thought.Emma's first book An Apple a Day: A Memoir of Love and Recovery from Anorexia was published in 2012 and shortlisted for the Beat Award for Recovery Inspiration. She was also nominated for Mind's Journalist of the Year. She lives in London.You can follow Emma on Twitter: @ejwoolf.Review of The Ministry of Thin in The Observer: Woolf sets her stall out with brio. ... Woolf's skill in is in adding intellectual and emotional ballast to the debates that interest her. In its best moments this book emerges as a hypnotist's finger-click signalling women to wake up.