Appetites: On the Search for True Nourishment

Explores the process of questioning what was at the core of the author s own life, her ultimate return to good health, & the new & unexpected ways she found to nourish herself & those she has loved & worked with. Looks into women s friendships & what happens when they change; the longing for success & affirmation for one's work; the conflicting emotions a woman can have when she considers whether or not to have a child; the longing for a safe place to live & build toward the future. "A story of friends & women with whom the author has worked as they ve questioned the meaning of success, thinness, friendship, & fulfillment."