- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: John Blake Publishing Ltd (4 May 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1844549461
- ISBN-13: 978-1844549467
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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- #14 in Books > Biography > Social & Health Issues > Eating Disorders
- #29 in Books > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Psychology & Psychiatry > Specific Topics > Eating Disorders
- #56 in Books > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Psychology
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'The figure looking back at me was little more than a skeleton with just a thin layer of tissue paper for skin, drawn over the stick-like bones. I stood staring for a good couple of minutes, considering what I'd become. Any my verdict? Brilliant, I thought. It's been worth every moment of all that hard work.' Say the name Nikki Grahame and most people will remember the bubbly, highly strung and hugely entertaining Big Brother 7 contestant. Since leaving the Big Brother house, she has forged a successful career for herself in presenting and writing. Yet Nikki isn't just another reality television contestant and her life story is not like any other you will ever read. From the age of eight until she was nineteen, Nikki battled anorexia nervosa but few cases have been quite as extreme as hers. Aged just eight and weighing just under three stone, Nikki was diagnosed as anorexic. For the next eight years, she was in and out of institutions - seven in total - during which time she attempted suicide twice and had to be sedated up to four times a day so that she could be force-fed. At one point, she was sedated for fourteen days while doctors sewed a tube into her stomach, through which she was fed in order to get her weight out of the critical range. The lengths that she went to avoid eating and find ways to excerise excessively shocked doctors who have worked in the field for years. As Nikki says, 'I've always wanted to be the best at everything I do, so I had to be the best anorexic - and I was.' This compelling book tells the story of an incredible journey.
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I have read a lot of books on anorexia so nothing shocks me about the disease. Nikki gives an honest account on her own struggle with the disease and her families troubles. When you read the book, you can understand why Nikki is the way she is.
The book is interesting but I found her writing style to be very annoying and odd at times that I just wanted to stop reading it. However once I start a book I must finish it so I did and I'm glad that I did.
I's recommend it to anybody who knows anyone suffering from anorexia (especially a child) or just wants to learn a little about it.
The book is interesting but I found her writing style to be very annoying and odd at times that I just wanted to stop reading it. However once I start a book I must finish it so I did and I'm glad that I did.
I's recommend it to anybody who knows anyone suffering from anorexia (especially a child) or just wants to learn a little about it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
My boyfriend bought me this book because i love Nikki! The book is very real and honest, she doesn't hide anything about what she used to do when she didn't eat. In some parts its really sad to think that she went through that and what she put her family through was awful! I will read this book again at a later date cause it was so good. I think it was quite brave of her to be as honest as she is in the book.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
This is very detailed, touching and hard hitting. This is what it's really like inside an eating disorder. It's not brilliant literature but it's reality in all it's horror. I loved it, it's really helped me in my slow road to recovery.
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Couldn't put it down
I couldn't put this book down. A very easy and shocking read. I loved the no-frills, straightforward language. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Natasha Holme
Dying to be thin
Excellent book! Very well written story. This book will make you cry, but has a great ending! It shows anyone suffering from Anorexia, that you can recover and get better!
Published 11 months ago by Sammy
Truly Amazing!
Read this!!! If you want to read an honest, gritty and horrific tale of an anorexic, then buy this now. The realism and honesty of Nikki Grahame's story is truly inspiring. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Sazzle-B
loved this book.
Always thought while watching bb that nikki was a spoilt brat,this booked has changed my mind.Loved this book.
Published 20 months ago by mary keenan
Nikki Grahame: The True Story of My LIfelong Battle Against Anorexia
Recieved the book well within the estimated delivery time.
Soon as I started reading it I couldn't stop til I'd finished. Read more
Soon as I started reading it I couldn't stop til I'd finished. Read more
Published 22 months ago by anon
Great read
Read this really quickly and thought it gave a good insight into Nikki's life. Very well written. Obviously only a good read for those who are Nikki fans and interested in her... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Becks
A surprisingly engaging read
I only bought this book because it was on special offer, but I was surprised to find that I got myself really immersed in it and read the whole thing in just a couple of days. Read more
Published 24 months ago by J. Bonner
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