Light: A Mother and Daughter Memoir of Anorexia by Levine, Nancy Y.

Light: A Mother and Daughter Memoir of Anorexia

Up to one in ten will die from anorexia. But Nancy Levine and her daughter Rachel didn't...
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Author: Nancy Y. Levine
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Language: English
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Light: A Mother and Daughter Memoir of Anorexia by Levine, Nancy Y.

Light: A Mother and Daughter Memoir of Anorexia

$29.16

Light: A Mother and Daughter Memoir of Anorexia

$29.16
Author: Nancy Y. Levine
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Up to one in ten will die from anorexia. But Nancy Levine and her daughter Rachel didn't know this when the disease slowly-then all too quickly-took root.

While studying abroad, Rachel begins a new passion: running along the golden beaches of the coastal Australian town Surfer's Paradise. Each day she feels stronger and can run further. She also gives up the typical college junk food diet of sweets, pizza, and french fries. Tanned and muscular, her family thinks she looks healthy and fabulous. They don't notice that running and her "healthy diet" are slowly controlling her life.

Light is a story of obsession and OCD, family history and stigma, and Rachel's battle with life-threatening anorexia. Once called the "sickest of the sick," Rachel fought to recover, with her mother and family by her side. Narrated by Nancy with excerpts and journal entries from Rachel before, during, and after treatment, this memoir explores how the deadly inner voice of an eating disorder is heard, treated, and finally silenced. Blending tough scenes with humorous ones, this unique and brave book celebrates hope and lasting recovery.



Author: Nancy Y. Levine
Publisher: Rootstock Publishing
Published: 08/26/2025
Pages: 204
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9781578692064


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2025

About the Author
Levine, Nancy Y.: - A former pediatric neurology nurse, Nancy Y. Levine received her MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her work has appeared in Vermont Magazine, Mothers and Daughters: A Poetry Collection, and The Sun Magazine.Levine-Spates, Rachel: - Rachel Levine-Spates received her EdM from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and is the director of student well-being and social emotional learning at St. George's Independent School in Germantown, Tennessee. Rachel has been a guest speaker at eating disorder conferences and provides peer support to those suffering from eating disorders. She lives with her family in Memphis.

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