The rest of the title is: The Life of Karen Carpenter. I just finished this book this morning and it is upsetting. I guess if more was known about anorexia back then she might still be alive today. She was a very talented singer/musician and was caught in a tough situation with a mother that seemed to favor her brother Richard. She adored Richard and let him and their mom make most of their decisions and she just had a hard time getting away. When she did finally meet someone & marry, he was basically a fraud. Her mental state I guess wanted control and eating became the thing or lack of eating. A sad story, where while reading it I almost hated the people around her but again it is almost more of a statement of the times--these people loved her but had no answers for what she was going through.
There are 25 WL for the book so I will get it posted & mailed off at some point but will probably find another one to send off first.
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