{"product_id":"9781250202451","title":"The Girls at 17 Swann Street : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Girls at 17 Swann Street\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Yara Zgheib\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A singular celebration of the lifesaving power of community and small gestures.\" -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This absorbing page-turner illuminates the raw courage of people who, struggling for their lives, somehow find the strength to support those around them.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003eMagazine, February 2019 \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e Picks\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most emotional and affecting books you'll read all year...it holds nothing back.\"\u003cb\u003e - Hello Giggles \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e24 Fiction Books Coming Out In February That You Definitely Need To Read \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Bustle\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...an impressive, deeply moving debut. \"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Zgheib's lyrical, dream-like style will resonate with fans of Wally Lamb's and Anne Tyler's novels and Augusten Burroughs' memoirs.\" -\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Moving . . a nuanced portrait of a woman struggling against herself.\" - \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“One of the best books I’ve read. Powerful and poignant...” - \u003cb\u003eJen Lancaster, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eI Regret Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Grabbed me from the first page. If you are interested in compelling characters and\/or complex issues, this is a must read.\" - \u003cb\u003eLisa Gardner, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Heartbreaking and beautiful . . . a brave book, stark in its realism, yet tempered by its lyrical prose.\" \u003cb\u003e- Diane Chamberlain, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dream Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Heart-wrenching and beautiful . . . a must read.\"\u003cb\u003e - Erica Bauermeister, national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe School of Essential Ingredients\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Written with spare, poetic grace, The Girls at 17 Swann Street is engaging, tragic and ultimately hopeful. It opened my eyes as well as my heart.\" -\u003cb\u003e Susan Crandall, national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Myth of Perpetual Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250202451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40735985139918,"sku":"9781250202451","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c2065615-acff-4853-ac72-026236db88b3.jpg?v=1641276865","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250202451","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}