Synopsis
'Enters the ED discourse like a blaze of light' - Vogue
'Sharply intelligent . . . consoling and enraging' - Sarah Moss, author of The Fell
In Dead Weight, Emmeline Clein brings together her own experience of disordered eating with the stories of other women – famous figures from across time and popular culture, and girls she has known and loved –...
Details
20 February 2025288 pages
9781035014354Imprint: Picador
Reviews
It’s a joy to read such sharply intelligent writing on a subject where critical thinking is rarely found; a consoling and enraging book in which thoughtful readers will find fellowship.Sarah Moss, author of The Fell
A compassionate dive into the disordered eating . . . enters the ED discourse like a red-bound blaze of light'Vogue
Electric with insight, and suffused with a strange, stubborn tenderness.Leslie Jamison, author of The Recovering
Canny . . . persuasive . . . a personal testimony and cultural analysis.The New Yorker
