My Name Is Caroline [Paperback]

Caroline Adams Miller (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1991

A must read for all victims--and their families--who suffer the agonies of bulimia and other related eating disorders. Now in paperback, this highly personal account of an eating disorder has already helped thousands of women. Kirkus Reviews says that it is "An important, affirmative book for overeaters who've lost hope of a cure." Photographs.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Miller comes from a wealthy, Harvard-educated, competitive background. Early on she developed disordered eating patterns that led from compulsive dieting and binging through addiction to exercise, anorexia, drug abuse, shoplifting, and bulemia, none of which seems to have interfered with her academic achievements, competitive swimming, marriage, or public relations career. This account of her gradual recognition of the problem and her recovery, with the support of a group, is a compelling personal narrative for those who can identify. For the rest, Miller never really deals with the political and social implications her story raises. Beverly Miller, Boise State Univ. Lib., Id.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Caroline Adams Miller grew up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University. She has written four books, including My Name is Caroline, Feeding the Soul, and Bright Words for Dark Days. She founded and ran The Foundation for Education about Eating Disorders for many years, and also helped to open in-patient hospital units for women with eating disorders. She now coaches women with eating disorders and lives in Bethesda, Maryland with her husband and three children. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Gurze Designs&Books; 1 edition (April 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936077077
• ISBN-13: 978-0936077079
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,956,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There Is Hope For Bulimics, November 26, 2002

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A. Vegan (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Name is Caroline (Hardcover)

Trying to find books dealing with bulimia is tough. Atleast books that are up to date. My Name Is Caroline is a wonderful book for anyone who is/was bulimic. She never tried to hide any of her feelings in this book. You understand and sympathize with her. She is the typical/textbook bulimic. Upper-middle class, perfectionist, controlling parents... She shows you that there is hope and that you don't have to live your life like this.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars an interesting and revealing account of a woman's struggle w, June 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: My Name Is Caroline (Paperback)

This was an interesting and revealing account of one woman's struggle with, and recovery from bulimia. The book is repetitive by its nature -- she describes her compulsive binging and purging from the time she was a young teenager to a young woman. However, while autobiographical, many of the stories/anecdotes she included were unnecessary or irrelevant, weighing the reader down with the feeling of, "Haven't I read this before?" or "Who cares?" All in all, though, this is an insightful book about the nature and pain of addiction, and one that gives much-needed inspiration and hope about the possibility of recovery.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for bulimics, April 3, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: My Name is Caroline (Paperback)

Ms. Miller gives us an honest and humble account of her struggle with bulimia. Not just for bulimics, this book offers insight into emotional attachments one may have to eating and food. It is truly an interesting and easy to read story. Keep this one on hand to reread when you need encouragement or have lost sight of your ultimate goal of staying healthy and happy.