Portia De Rossi
You know your internal monologue - that little voice inside your head that helps you to mull things over, weigh up pros and cons and remind you of things that you’d thought you’d forgotten about? Mostly that little voice is a good thing, but sometimes it can be a little incessant. It can nag away at you, keep you awake at night and generally drag you down. And in the case of Portia De Rossi, that little voice (more incessant than most) just about cost her everything.
Unbearable Lightness allows us to ‘hear’ Portia’s internal monologue and we can see how that little voice drags her into a downward spiral, allowing her eating disorder to escalate out of control. A real eye-opener, Unbearable Lightness describes the mindset of someone who first suffers from Bulimia, then Anorexia, and finally, her journey towards self- acceptance. An awe-inspiring read, which, whilst sad, is also at times unintentionally funny, as the author tries to justify to herself her own behaviour and mindset. Un-put-downable.
(Reviewed by Jill)
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