The chocolate went first, then the cheese, the fries. If she could just lose a little more weight, if she were lighter, danced better, tried harder, she would be good enough. If she ran for one more mile, lost one more pound.... Anna Roux was a professional dancer who followed the man of her dreams from Paris to Missouri. She spirals into anorexia and depression till she weighs a mere eighty-eight pounds. Forced to seek treatment, she is admitted at 17 Swann Street, where pale, fragile women with life-threatening eating disorders live. Every bite causes anxiety. And every step Anna takes toward recovery will require strength, endurance, and support. -- adapted from back cover

Regular print version previously published by: St. Martin's Press.