Bread

A Memoir of Hunger

By: Lisa Knopp

Narrated by: Ginger White

When she was 54, Lisa Knopp’s weight dropped to a number on the scale that she hadn’t seen since seventh grade. The severe food restricting that left her thin and sick when she was 15 and 25 had returned. This time, she was determined to understand the causes of her malady and how she could heal from a condition that is caused by a tangle of genetic, biological, familial, psychological, cultural, and spiritual factors. This compelling memoir, at once a food and illness narrative, explores the forces that cause eating disorders and disordered eating, including the link between those conditions in women, middle-aged and older, and the fear of aging and ageism. Winner of the 2017 Nebraska Book Award for Memoir.

The book is published by University of Missouri Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

©2016 The Curators of the University of Missouri (P)2025 Redwood Audiobooks

Critic reviews

“Very highly recommended.” (Midwest Book Review)

“Bread is a gift that will help any reader embrace his or her own resistance story.” (Kate Hopper, author of Ready for Air and Use Your Words)

“A profound and important contribution.” (Sonya Huber, author of Cover Me)