A loving mother. A perfect family. A shock wave that could shatter everything.
Freya Braithwaite knows she is lucky. Nineteen years of marriage to a man who still warms her soul and two beautiful teenage daughters to show for it: confident Charlotte and thoughtful Lexi. Her home is filled with love and laughter.
But when Lexi’s struggles with weight take control of her life, everything Freya once took for granted falls apart, leaving the whole family with a sense of helplessness that can only be confronted with understanding, unity and, above all, love.
In this compelling and heart-wrenching new work by bestselling author Amanda Prowse, one ordinary family tackles unexpected difficulties and discovers that love can find its way through life’s darkest moments.
A cathartic page-turner, it does for anorexia what “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” did for schizophrenia…. I had the good fortune to read “The Food of Love” in advance as my November selection for the Kindle First program. I found the writing exceptional, the characters well-rounded, and the dialogue realistic. I loved the Braithwaite family from the start, and the sentiment never wavered. As you might expect, the first part of the book was a great deal lighter than the latter half. There is some language, but it is the exception rather than the rule.There is no sexual content. Here are some…
Half Accurate, Half SOMEONE CALL CPS ON THESE PARENTS Spoilers follow below the asterisks.Â
Two parents married 19 years and it’s drummed into you that they still love having sex Arrrgh, I don’t know why I picked this as my Kindle first. Not typical of what I read, but the other choices and reviews were also lacking. I finished this in a few hours. Aggravated all the while. All I wanted to do was smack this mother. Having dealt with an anorexic individual, I know how obstinate and driven they can be. But this child’s mother practically drove her to it and exacerbated the child’s condition because of her own neurosis and self involvement. There was nothing…