Solitaire

Solitaire is the groundbreaking memoir of a young woman growing up in the 1970s and her triumph over anorexia nervosa.

"Aimee Liu writes honestly and forcefully about an ever-increasing problem." --American Library Association

"She describes in gripping detail the growing obsession with diet, calories and exercise combined with increasing alienation from family and friends." --The New York Times

"A harrowing tour of adolescent anxieties and loneliness . . . The narrative ends on a note of hope." --Publishers Weekly

"Brilliant and very moving . . . The book's insight, intelligence, and vivid prose make it highly recommended reading." --Library Journal