| View Larger Image | Perfect: Anorexia & Me | Hardcoverby Emily Halban (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Random House UK | | Page Count: | 336 Pages | | Publication Date: | June 03, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 311,386th |
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A remarkable memoir of a girl’s journey through anorexia |
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