| The Disappearing Sister: The story of a child's view on dealing with Anorexia Nervosa Contributor(s): Cummings, Elizabeth Mary (Author), Roberts, Johanna (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1910667498 ISBN-13: 9781910667491 Publisher: EC Press OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Eating Disorders - Self-help | Eating Disorders & Body Image |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8" W x 8" (0.22 lbs) 38 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What do you do when someone you care about is hurting, when their behaviour is making it worse? How can you help them if you are the youngest and no one is listening? This book tackles the tough topic of eating disorders and how a family has to work together to help the big sister get better. Eva loves her big sister very much. Anna is clever and smart and fun. But one day Eva notices that her sister is staring to behave differently and that she seems unwell. Eva wants to help but doesn't know what to do. So she confides in her friend Jennie who helps her find a way to help her sister. A moving yet hopeful account of a family working together to help a loved one recover their health. |
Contributor Bio(s): Roberts, Johanna: - Johanna is a Young Sydney based artist and a full time student at The University of Sydney. She finds time for illustrating in between her study commitments. Johanna's passion to understand and explore emotion has been at the core of many of her art works. Her interest was further deepened when a close friend became ill with anorexia. Johanna supported her friend through these difficult times and was there for her during the long recovery process.Cummings, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Cummings studied Psychology and Business Studies at Edinburgh university before becoming a primary school teacher. She has travelled and lived overseas most of her adult life and now lives with her husband and two daughters in Coogee in Sydney. Throughout her working life, and in recent times in her personal life, Elizabeth has worked and supported families living with the trauma of health issues including those associated with eating disorders. Currently there is little literature geared towards the direct empowerment of siblings of Eating Disorder sufferers and this book is aimed at providing a platform by which discussion may be started in a guided environment to help young children understand the nature of an Eating Disorder illness. As well as this Elizabeth hopes that this story might help families identify how the whole family is needed to help their loved one on the long road of their recovery to full health. |