The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up: A Memoir

By: Evanna Lynch

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Synopsis: 'Gradually, I began to feel this dawning awareness that womanhood was coming for me, that it was looming inevitably, and it didn't feel safe...' Evanna Lynch has long been viewed as a role model for people recovering from anorexia and the story of her casting as Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films has reached almost mythic proportions. Here, in her fascinating new memoir, Evanna confronts all the complexities and contradictions within herself and reveals how she overcame a life-threatening eating disorder, began to conquer her self-hate and confronted her fear of leaving the neatness and safety of girlhood for the unpredictable journey of being a woman, all in the glare of the spotlight of international fame.Delving into the very heart of a woman's relationship with her own body, Evanna explores the pivotal moments and choices in her life that led her down the path of creativity and dreaming and away from the empty pursuit of perfection, and reaches towards acceptance of the wild, sensual and unpredictable reality of womanhood. This is a story of the tragedy and the glory of growing up, of mourning girlhood and stepping into the unknown, and how that act of courage is the most magical and creatively liberating thing a woman can do.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 320 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781472283030
Related ISBNs:: 9781472283016
Publisher:: Headline
Date of Addition:: 01/11/22
Copyrighted By:: Evanna Lynch
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Self-Help, Biographies and Memoirs, Cooking, Food and Wine, Psychology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.