Anorexia's Fallen Angel
The Untold Story of Peggy Claude-Pierre and the Controversial Montreux Clinic
Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Barbara McClintock | ISBN: | 9781443400145 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers | Publication: | June 22, 2010 |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Barbara McClintock |
| ISBN: | 9781443400145 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Publication: | June 22, 2010 |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Language: | English |
Anorexia's Fallen Angel contains all the ingredients of an irresistible read: a baffling disease that overwhelmingly afflicts the young and gifted, promises of a miracle cure, whistle-blowing insiders, and the personality cult surrounding a charismatic leader. Journalist Barbara McLintock tells the tale of Peggy Claude-Pierre, a mother with no professional training who claimed to cure eating disorders with unconditional love at the Montreux Clinic in Victoria, B.C. Breathless media coverage earned Claude-Pierre's clinic a worldwide reputation before allegations of force-feeding and patients being held against their will ultimately led to the clinic losing its license.
Anorexia's Fallen Angel contains all the ingredients of an irresistible read: a baffling disease that overwhelmingly afflicts the young and gifted, promises of a miracle cure, whistle-blowing insiders, and the personality cult surrounding a charismatic leader. Journalist Barbara McLintock tells the tale of Peggy Claude-Pierre, a mother with no professional training who claimed to cure eating disorders with unconditional love at the Montreux Clinic in Victoria, B.C. Breathless media coverage earned Claude-Pierre's clinic a worldwide reputation before allegations of force-feeding and patients being held against their will ultimately led to the clinic losing its license.
