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And to make matters worse, those who suffered from anorexia were often marginalised and misunderstood by society at large. One such person who endured the debilitating condition is Bronte Cullis, who several decades ago was literally the face, and body, of anorexia in Australia after appearing on 60 Minutes with Ray Martin. It is so important that sufferers of eating disorders can remain with their families and have access to treatment that is humane, dignified, and works! It is our right to be loved, nurtured and understood.

They mortgaged the family home, sold what they could and sent Bronte to the Montreux Clinic, an unconventional eating disorder clinic in Canada. It was Bronte's last chance at survival. Bronte kept diaries from diagnosis to recovery. This is her story. Get A Copy. Paperback , pages. More Details Original Title. Other Editions 1. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Bronte's Story , please sign up.

Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. Sort order. Jan 01, Liralen rated it liked it Shelves: ed-etc , reviewed , nonfiction , z Rather disappointing. Not enough context, I think, so much of the books only focuses on a limited, diary version of what was going on inside her head and not what she, and her family and providers, were doing.

There are some illuminating passages from her father's diary when she's still in Australia, but there's nothing to provide such context once she's in Canada. Consequently, it's hard to get a grip on her progress, or lack thereof.

Her diary entries in Canada span four years but cover only Rather disappointing. Her diary entries in Canada span four years but cover only the barest bones of her treatment -- it feels very true to the way one writes in a diary, but for a published book I would have hoped for more revision and expansion. Four years is a long time to follow a -- very expensive -- course of treatment without seeing results, so surely there was progress, but we really only get glimmers of insight.

I would have loved to hear more about the Montreux Clinic; from the bit she does say, she seems ambivalent at best. Mind, that would probably still be a very controversial thing to write about, but it would have given the content a bit more complexity. Potential for a powerful story, but it really only seems to scratch the surface. Oct 17, Charmain Ward rated it it was amazing. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.

To view it, click here. I know personally what it's like to think a lot like Bronte re self-loathing etc as I've had weight issues for medical reasons all my life and my own mother constantly put me down and called me names like Ten Tonne Tessie as a teen-this still affects me at 43! I have severe depressive episodes from time to time so could relate to how she was thinking of herself! Mar 08, Banafsheh Serov rated it it was ok Shelves: bookgroup.

Bronte Cullis is a neurotic teenager. Despite coming from a loving, supportive family, she is anxious and obsessive. Her life is ruled by phobias and fears over protecting her family. Fragile and brittle, she's an easy target for bullies at school. News National.

Anorexia survivor Bronte Cullis prepares for first child pm Aug 26, Tweet Facebook Mail. Bronte Cullis' public battle with anorexia almost killed her when she was 16, but after a "tough journey" she's now preparing to give birth to her first child. Ms Cullis and her husband Nigel are expecting their baby in nine weeks — a feat they both say is "remarkable" considering the trauma her body went through when her weight plummeted to just 44kgs as a teenager.