Author Yara Zgheib
The Girls at 17 Swann Street
By Yara Zgheib
Review written by HeidiLynn's BookReviews
First, I want to
thank Yara Zgheib, St. Martin Press, and NetGalley for providing me with this
book so I may bring you this review.
Yara Zgheib brings
you an extremely powerful read in Girls at 17 Swann Street dealing with a woman
battling anorexia. Yara takes through Anna’s emotional, mental, and physical journey
as she is diagnosed with and treated for Anorexia. This is a must read for
anyone going through this, has a loved one dealing with this, or just want to
educate yourself on this topic.
Girls at 17 Swann
Street really fascinated me. I am a huge fan of medical fiction/nonfiction
books. So, this book was up my alley. I loved how Yara let her readers experience
the journey with Anna as she got help for her eating disorder. We were there for
all her ups and downs along the way.
I was amazed how much
research Yara did on this book. She really digged deep into this topic and
brought you amazing facts on nutrition, made out a meal plan with how many
calories for each meal you should have, made out a treatment plan that was in
chart note form using medical terminology.
Yara brings out all
the feelings and emotions that Anna is going through within this journey. Not
just the clinical medical side of it. A lot of this is mental too. You can tell
that this character is close to Yara’s heart.
On a personal note this
book was an eye opener for opener for me. I felt for Anna in this book. I too
struggled with weight but mine was obesity. Since 2004 I have lost a total of
193lbs with the tool of Gastric Bypass Surgery, The South Beach Diet, willpower,
and motivation, and changing your mindset. It has not been easy and it has been
a daily struggle. However, I learned way more about myself and nutrition in the
process. This book showed me the other end of the spectrum.
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