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"...a smart and spirited rant that makes for thought-provoking reading."
—The New York Times
"I'm the mother of two teenage girls, so Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters hit me like a hardcover punch in the gut. Courtney E. Martin sounds a clarion call for all of us—mothers, daughters, pundits—to stop counting calories and start changing the world."
—Arianna Huffington
"Great news! The vexed knot of eating disorders, body image, and self-esteem gets updated with fresh analysis and new examples for a new generation."
—Naomi Wolf, author of The Beauty Myth
"Courtney E. Martin has written one of the most important, comprehensive looks into the malnourished souls of today’s girls and women. You owe it to yourself to read this book and give one to every daughter, mother, and woman you know."
—Jessica Weiner, advice columnist and author of Life Doesn’t Begin 5 Pounds from Now
Courtney E. Martin is a writer originally from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her book, Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body, will be published on Simon & Schuster's Free Press in April and in the UK and Norway in May.
Order Perfect Girls on Amazon.
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