When Hungry, Eat

When Joanne Fedler sees a photograph of herself on the beach at her son’s 5th birthday party, the shock sends her running to “The Food Fascist”…the dietician from hell. As a new immigrant in Australia, and mother of two, she only knows that she does not want to be ‘fat and forty.’ What begins as a strict eating regime takes her on a journey of discovery not only into the many meanings of hunger, but also into the consequences of loss.

As Joanne slowly sheds her weight, gram, by gram, she starts to confront the grief of having left the feast of her life in South Africa, her beloved homeland. In making friends with hunger and dropping a few dress sizes, Joanne learns to confront her fear of being hungry, of letting go, of losing things. In this way, a quest for weight loss becomes a pilgrimage of faith, love, memory and acceptance.

Reminiscent of Eat, Pray, Love; When Hungry, Eat is a humorous yet poignant celebration of unexpected spiritual wisdom, small portions and the gifts of hunger.

ISBN-13: 9781770099067
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