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Working in an Adademy as a Learning Advisor I found this quite harrowing but at the same time the author has written this well and the characters are real. The author has tackled quite a difficult subject well and sympathetically. I found that looking at this from a mothers point of view was really original.

I will seek this author out and read more of her work.

Although this was a well written book by Amanda Prowse, it was a difficult read and could be quite triggering for some people. It is such a heartbreaking story. It stayed with me for a long time afterwards.

"Food is her sickness and food is her cure."
This is a harrowing, brutal picture of how anorexia takes over a person's life, as well as that of their family and friends. The author doesn't skimp on the details and shows us the physical, mental and emotional toll that this disease takes on everyone involved. That is what my 3 stars are for. In addition to this, we have an emotional and relatively ineffective mother who enabled her daughter's illness by continuing to think that if she just had a little more time, she could cajole her daughter into eating and all would be well. That drove me crazy - the kid was clearly on her way to death, and the mother thought that by getting her to eat a piece of toast everything would be fine. I also didn't really like the jump to the epilogue. I don't feel that it was worthy or reasonable based on the story, as well as not giving us any information about how we arrived there.

Domestic drama of a family rocked by teen daughters bulimia. The parents have convicting views on how their daughters illness should be handled. Daughter uses her mothers devotion to manipulate the situation whilst the father feels it’s time to remove his daughter from the home to get the medical help she so badly needs. Meanwhile the other daughter feels invisible as so much focus is on her sisters condition. This book is full of mental torment on all sides.
Whilst well written it’s not really my kind of book and the only authors I have experience of that I can compare it to are the likes of Jodi Picoult.

i absolutely loved this book from beginning to end. i much prefer amanda's emotional stories rather than the lovestories. this made me cry at the end. i would rate it 100 stars if i could.

Unfortunately, I just couldn't get on with Amanda Prowse's writing and was unable to finish the book. I've rated as 2 star as it seemed unfair to give a 1 star rating when I hadn't finished it.

Another stunning book by Amanda Prowse. This story gets at the very heart of this devastating disease and the heartbreaking, mind-numbing effect an eating disorder has on a whole family as well as the person.

Reading this story it was filled with heartbreak and raw emotion of living everyday with this illness. It was about the Braithwaite family and the characters stay with you even when you are not reading about them. Amanda Prowse has this style of writing that you feel you are living with them and their emotions and you share in their tears, laughter and struggles.

After reading this I feel so much more informed of this dreadful disease.

Strongly recommend

I love all Amanda booklove her writting style she pull me into the plot the characters I can relate too they soon become my friends a great plot fun characters I recommend to you all lovedit

Sorry for late review - just catching up after a busy 12 months. Loved this book a lot - Amanda never fails to deliver a great story with great characters and really well written. No wonder it's recommended so much by so many different people. Will definitely read more by this author.

Went through a phase of getting "read now" books that sounded vaguely interesting. Never got around to reading this one.

The Food of Love was certainly a much enjoyable way to spend an evening!
Many thanks to Netgalley and publisher

Any book written by Amanda Prowse is guaranteed to tug on your heartstrings and bring a lump to your throat and The Food of Love is no exception.

What a heartbreaking and compelling read! I absolutely LOVED this book to bits. Talk about great writing and great characters - what a terrific story!!

I never could've imagined the raw emotion and struggle that this novel demonstrated. In theory, we all know and hear how hard it is to have an eating disorder, how much it affects people and their families, but no one can really be prepared to live it.

Reading this story, I felt like I was living with the Braithwaite's and it was heartbreaking. It truly gave me a new perspective on this disease. Amanda Prowse did an incredible job of portraying its reality without glorifying it.

Food is her sickness and food is her cure.

Trigger Warning: This book contains descriptions of disordered eating.

Freya Braithwaite leads a charmed life. Married to the love of her life, with two teenage daughters, life is going well. Freya is a food writer, and loves both the act of cooking and the nourishing of her family.

When she gets an unexpected call from her youngest daughter’s school, Freya is sure nothing is wrong with Lexi. She brushes off the school’s concerns about her daughter’s eating and weight — but it soon becomes apparent that there is much to be concerned about.

This is a heartbreaking story of a family struggling to cope with a member’s disordered eating. The harrowing journey they take as anorexia wreaks havoc on Lexi’s health and the family’s lives is at times hard to read.

Freya tries to remain upbeat in the face of this tragedy, but it wears on her. Her family’s once happy life is flung into chaos: she and her husband are fighting, they struggle in their jobs, and their oldest daughter is neglected.

Sometimes I wanted to shake these parents. Their reactions seemed plausible and realistic, but it was hard to see them make choices that weren’t in anyone’s best interest. Freya struggles with guilt, and her desire to comfort her child and keep her from distress interferes with getting her the help she needs. Lockie, Freya’s husband, at first is in denial that there is a problem, and then wants to take a hard line approach and force Lexi to eat. Neither parent’s approach works and it’s difficult to watch them struggle and suffer.

Although this book was depressing and hard to read, I do feel like it helped me relate to the difficulties of disordered eating. It painted a clear picture of anorexia as an illness and showed its effects on not only the afflicted but all those who love them.

I only gave Food of Love two stars because much of it was so difficult to get through. Some people may appreciate this frank and honest account of a family dealing with disordered eating, but it isn’t for everyone. It’s honest and unflinching in its heartbreaking account, but it’s not an easy read.

A beautifully written story that pulls at your heartstrings at times. A story of how one family deals with the fallout from an eating disorder. This isn't my usual type of novel but I really enjoyed it and will definitely be reading more from this author in the future.

Another great novel by Amanda Prowse. A must read
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.

Another great moving read from Amanda.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

Freya is happily married with two beautiful daughters to fill her life. Until Lexi starts to struggle with her weight and everything Freya holds dear starts to crumble.

I'm a huge fan of Amanda's books and this was no exception. Tugs on all the emotions.

Fascinating insight into life with an eating disorder. I had read one of Ms Prowse's books before and didn't come away thrilled so actually put off reading this for a while but needn't have, was a very gripping read, thoughtfully told.