Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain
by de Rossi, Portia
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1742704026
- ISBN 13
- 9781742704029
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Hardie Grant Books, Prahran, VIC, 2012. 1st Edition. Trade paperback. Near Fine. 307 pages. This book is in near fine condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages are missing from the book. The spine of the book is in strong condition. The front cover has some very minor bumps and marks indicating previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Items are in stock and will be shipped same day or next business day directly from our Australian address. SYNOPSIS: "Anorexia was my first love," de Rossi declares in her memoir of her early Hollywood career and the eating disorders that went along with it. Her unflinching self-portrait depicts a cripplingly self-conscious young Australian in LA overwhelmed by the pressure to be thin. Never comfortable in her own skin, a by-product of her status as a closeted lesbian, de Rossi was sure if she ever gained weight (or came out as being gay), the shooting star she'd been cultivating would turn to lead. Weight loss was the key that allowed de Rossi to feel powerful and in control, until dieting became a sickness that nearly killed her and devastated her family. De Rossi's story and words are not revolutionary, but they are frank, brave, and revelatory of the unhealthy trends that stardom can generate. Although more development of de Rossi's happy ending (her eventual complete recovery, self-acceptance, coming-out, and marriage to Ellen DeGeneres) would be welcome, the book succeeds as it's intended: a journal of her sickness and a provocatively sad love affair with dieting. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Personal Memoirs, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Women's Health, Eating Disorders, Self-Esteem; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781742704029. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 0001924. . 9781742704029
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0001924
- Title
- Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain
- Author
- de Rossi, Portia
- Format/Binding
- Trade paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1742704026
- ISBN 13
- 9781742704029
- Publisher
- Hardie Grant Books
- Place of Publication
- Prahran, VIC
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- BZDB137 anorexia, bullimia, eating disorder, memoir, biography, autobiography, actress, hollywood, australian, sexuality, gay, lesbian, ellen de generes Personal Memoirs, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Women's Health, Eating Disorders, Self-Est
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