Unbearable Lightness：A Story of Loss and Gain

图书标准信息

• 作者 Portia de Rossi 著
• 出版社 Atria Books
• 出版时间 2010-11
• ISBN 9781439177785
• 定价 190.90元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 308页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Nowinpaperback,theNewYorkTimesbestsellingmemoirfromPortiadeRossiexploresthetruthofherlongbattletoovercomeanorexiaandbulimia—“anunusuallyfreshandengrossingmemoirofbothHollywoodandmodernwomanhood”(LosAngelesTimes,5stars).
Inthisgroundbreakingmemoir,PortiadeRossirevealsthepainandillnessthathauntedherfordecades,fromthetimeshewasatwelve-year-oldgirlworkingasamodelinAustralia,throughherearlyrisetofameasacastmemberofthehittelevisionshowAllyMcBeal.Allthewhileterrifiedthatthetruthofhersexualitywouldbeexposedinthetabloids,Portiaalternatelystarvedherselfandbinged,puttingherlifeindangerandconcealingfromherselfandeveryonearoundhertheseriousnessofherillness.
Shedescribestheelaborateritualsaroundfoodthatcametodominatehoursofeverydayandexploresthepivotalmomentsofherchildhoodthatsetherontheroadtoillness.Sherevealstheheartacheandfearthataccompanyalifelivedinthecloset,asenseofisolationthatwasonlymagnifiedbyherunrelentingdesiretobeeverthinner,evermoreincontrolofherbodyandthenumberofcaloriessheconsumedandspent.
Fromherlowestpoint,Portiabeganthepainfulclimbbacktoalifeofhealthandhonesty,fallinginloveandmarryingEllenDeGeneresandemergingasanoutspokenandarticulateadvocateforgayrightsandwomen’shealthissues.Inthisremarkableandlandmarkbook,shehasgiventheworldastorythatinspireshopeandnourishesthespirit.

【作者简介】

PortiadeRossi
PortiadeRossiisanAustralian-bornactressbestknownforherrolesinthetelevisionseriesAllyMcBeal,ArrestedDevelopment,andmostrecentlyBetterOffTed.ShelivesinLosAngeleswithherwife,EllenDeGeneres.