Description
Something Spectacular is Gleissner’s raw, personal chronicle of the devastating effects bulimia exacts upon her life all through her time as a Rockette. As her disorder takes over, she begins to lead a dual life: happy-go-lucky at the out of doors; tortured by obsessive, self-destructive voices at the inside. Immersed in an environment in which even talent is secondary to appearance, Gleissner hides her disorder by any means necessarylying, cheating, and stealing without a regard for the consequences of her actionsuntil she hits rock bottom and is forced to face the truths in the back of her disease. Her intensive odyssey of self-discovery in the long run gives her the strength to reshape her self-image, embrace her sexuality, and become independent from of the malignant hold bulimia has on her life.
The first book to give voice to the pervasive but incessantly unaddressed problem of eating disorders in the dance industry, Something Spectacular is a gripping exposé of the insidious nature of eating-related diseasesand a profound account of one woman’s journey toward self-acceptance and recovery.