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Eve's Apple

by Jonathan Rosen · 1997

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Ruth Simon is beautiful, smart, talented, and always hungry. As a teenager, she starved herself almost to death, and though outwardly healed, inwardly she remains dangerously obsessed with food. For Joseph Zimmerman, Ruth's tormented relationship with eating is a source of deep distress and erotic fascination. Driven by his love for Ruth, and haunted by his own secrets, Joseph sets out to unravel the mystery of hunger and denial. This gripping debut novel is a powerful exploration of appetite, love, and desire.

Themes
mental healthmental healthMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Subject
psychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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