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Product details

  • ISBN 9781406331134
  • Weight: 270g
  • Dimensions: 128 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 07 Feb 2011
  • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Age Group: Ages 12+
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In this stark portrayal of a young woman's struggle with anorexia, Lesley Fairfield draws on her own experiences of an eating disorder to give a powerful and candid story of hope and survival.

"Do I know you?" "You've always known me, silly... I'm Tyranny, your other self. I keep you thin." One day, horrified by her reflection in the mirror, Anna makes a life-changing decision – that food is the enemy. Her obsession with being thin and beautiful will now dominate her every waking and sleeping hour. Should she falter or show any signs of weakness, Tyranny, her inner voice of "reason" will be only too willing to push her back into line. Years later, when Anna finally finds the strength to defeat her personal demon, it will be a matter of life and death.

Lesley Fairfield is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design and has illustrated many children's books. Her work concerning body image has appeared in Dance in Canada magazine and in York University's International Women's Studies Journal. Lesley's thirty-year battle with anorexia and bulimia has informed her work and given Tyranny, her first graphic novel, a sharp edge and deep insight.

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