![]() The true nature of anorexia is made painfully clear. ![]() Those clever word games are used to powerful effect, from the endless repetitions of Lia's self-hating mantras to the crossed-out words that give the lie to her own thoughts. But it is the raw stylistic power that makes this so memorable. As soon as we realise that Cassie phoned Lia 33 times the night she died, and that Lia failed to pick up, the danger Lia faces is plain. ![]() There is love – complicated, but genuine, from both parents and stepmother, while her relationship with her little stepsister, Emma, is simple and guileless. Lia's fragile efforts to find a way out of her nightmare seem doomed to failure, but there is hope. Meanwhile, the vengeful ghost of Cassie comes to haunt Lia and does her utmost to convince Lia to follow her all the way to self-destruction. The desperation and self-hatred this triggers are set against Lia's cleverness at hiding it from her separated parents, busy mum (Dr Marrigan), selfish father (Professor Overbrook) and well-meaning but unimaginative stepmother, Jennifer. ![]() Our heroine, Lia, already ill, is sent on a vicious downward spiral into anorexia and self-harm by the news that her ex-best friend, Cassie, has died alone in a motel room. ![]()
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