Sueños Frágiles / The Girls at 17 Swann Street

Sue os fr giles es una novela emocionante, sincera y desgarradora que narra las vivencias de un grupo de mujeres, unidas por la enfermedad pero tambi n por la esperanza, por el apoyo mutuo y por las ganas de vivir. Me llamo Anna. Soy bailarina. Una aut ntica so adora.

Creo en el amor y en que todos tenemos un prop sito en la vida.

Todav a me quedan muchos libros por leer, muchos lugares por visitar,

canciones que bailar y velas de cumplea os por soplar.

Incluso muchos deseos que cumplir.

Entonces qu hago yo en este lugar? Al pasar por delante del n mero 17 de Swann Street no se advierte nada extra o. Ning n detalle en la fachada de color rosa melocot n sugiere que, en su interior, los tel fonos m viles son confiscados, los espejos est n prohibidos, los cuartos de ba o se cierran con llave y las residentes deben terminarse seis comidas diarias. Sin excepci n. Existe otra regla fundamental en ese lugar, hay una palabra de ocho letras que no debe pronunciarse jam s: anorexia. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION *A BookMovement Group Read* Yara 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. The 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.

Anna 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. Every 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.