Eu sabia que não conseguiria suportar outra violação daquele tipo, e comia porque achava que se meu corpo se tornasse repulsivo, eu poderia manter os homens à distância.

And she's the one who freaks out, gorging herself on food in order to feel grounded.

You have an extraordinary mother, Father often said, as though she was better than all the others. A mother is not a friend, Anouk liked to say, proud of this distinction. What happened to daughters like us? Would we flee our families, wanting to be far away, wishing to carve out a life that was ours alone, far removed from where we came from? Or w