My Other Body.My Other Body Ann Pai Sunspot Press PO Box 12893, Overland Park, KS 66282-2893 0977204502, $15.00 www.sunspotpress.com To win first place in the Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Contest in the category of 'Life Stories' for 2006, you know that Ann Pai's "My Other Body: A Memoir of Love, Fat, Life, And Death" is going to be something very special indeed. "My Other Body is the deeply personal story of Ann Pail's older sister's ultimately fatal battle with obesity, their sisterhood sisterhood: see monasticism. , and her own fight with a compulsive eating disorder eat·ing disorder n. Any of several patterns of severely disturbed eating behavior, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia, seen mainly in female teenagers and young women. . This inspired and inspiring account is powerfully presented and engages the readers total and rapt attention from beginning to end. "My Other Body" is not just another story of victimization victimization Social medicine The abuse of the disenfranchised–eg, those underage, elderly, ♀, mentally retarded, illegal aliens, or other, by coercing them into illegal activities–eg, drug trade, pornography, prostitution. , guilt, or unrealistic perceptions of obesity or emaciation emaciation /ema·ci·a·tion/ (e-ma?she-a´shun) a wasted condition of the body. e·ma·ci·a·tion n. The process of losing so much flesh as to become extremely thin; wasting. . It is the story of how the power of familial love survives any somatic somatic /so·mat·ic/ (so-mat´ik) 1. pertaining to or characteristic of the soma or body. 2. pertaining to the body wall in contrast to the viscera. so·mat·ic adj. challenge with which the body and mind of human beings must deal. "My Other Body" is very highly recommended reading (especially for anyone facing similar challenges within themselves and/or their families), but an important addition to community library American Biography and Self-Help collections as well. |
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