{"title":"Rebecca J. Lester","description":"\u003cp\u003eRebecca J. Lester crafts thoughtful works that explore themes of resilience, identity, and the human spirit. Her writing delves into personal journeys with a poignant yet accessible style, making her books both engaging and meaningful for readers seeking depth and reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePrimarily situated within \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, Lester’s titles invite readers to consider wider social and emotional contexts, blending narrative insight with an informative approach. Expect compelling storytelling that encourages empathy and understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"famished-by-rebecca-j-lester-9780520385740","title":"Famished","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Rebecca Lester was eleven years old—and again when she was eighteen—she almost died from anorexia nervosa. Now both a tenured professor in anthropology and a licensed social worker, she turns her ethnographic and clinical gaze to the world of eating disorders—their history, diagnosis, lived realities, treatment, and place in the American cultural imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFamished\u003c\/em\u003e, the culmination of over two decades of anthropological and clinical work, as well as a lifetime of lived experience, presents a profound rethinking of eating disorders and how to treat them. Through a mix of rich cultural analysis, detailed therapeutic accounts, and raw autobiographical reflections, \u003cem\u003eFamished\u003c\/em\u003e helps make sense of why people develop eating disorders, what the process of recovery is like, and why treatments so often fail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s also an unsparing condemnation of the tension between profit and care in American healthcare, demonstrating how a system set up to treat a disease may, in fact, perpetuate it. Fierce and vulnerable, critical and hopeful, \u003cem\u003eFamished\u003c\/em\u003e will forever change the way you understand eating disorders and the people who suffer with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470589149420,"sku":"9780520385740","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520385740-famished.jpg?v=1775222170"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/rebecca-j-lester.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}