Nancy Y. Levine & Rachel Levine-Spates- Light

LIGHT begins with the joy of a young woman running on a sun-drenched Australian beach, but ends in a story of obsession, family history and stigma, and life-threatening anorexia. Once called the “sickest of the sick,” Rachel fights to recover. Narrated by her mother Nancy and with excerpts and journal entries from Rachel, this dual POV memoir explores how the deadly inner voice of an eating disorder is heard and finally silenced. Blending tough scenes with humorous ones, this book celebrates hope and lasting recovery.

Nancy Y. Levine, a former pediatric neurology nurse, received her MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her work has appeared in Mothers and Daughters: A Poetry Collection, The Sun magazine, and Vermont Magazine. She lives with her husband and their labradoodle in Shelburne, Vermont.

Rachel Levine-Spates graduated from the University of Vermont and received her EdM from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is the director of student well-being and social emotional learning at St. George’s Independent School in Germantown, Tennessee. She lives with her family in Memphis.

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