Webb17 apr. 2016 · Wright admits to being afraid of living ‘sub-clinically’ and acknowledges that she misses the simplicity of her illness. Her hunger protected her from other emotions and surrendering hunger also meant re-engaging – “I still watch undiseased eaters having dinner and wonder at their thoughtlessness, their ease.” Small Acts of Disappearance is a collection of ten essays that describes the author’s affliction with an eating disorder which begins in high school, and escalates into life-threatening anorexia over the next ten years. Fiona Wright is a highly regarded poet and critic, and her account of her illness is informed by a keen sense of its ...

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WebbIt’s rare I do this – buy a book I’ve borrowed. But this one I wanted to keep. Fiona Wright’s essays on hunger in Small acts of disappearance are just captivating, published by Giramondo Publishing.. Fiona is also a poet, which shines through when reading this very personal account of her eating disorder, her first collection Knuckled was published in … WebbA little quite time is just what I ..." Kristy Bookstagrammer on Instagram: "A sunny Saturday morning, coffee, and my three current reads. A little quite time is just what I need right now. WebbBeyond Australia, I enjoy the work of Mary Cappello, Adam Gopnik, Brenda Miller, Geoff Dyer and Adam Phillips (though I’m not sure he would recognise himself as a writer of creative nonfiction). I recently read and really enjoyed Fiona Wright’s book Small Acts of Disappearance (2015). birkenstock white two strap