Food School by Jade Armstrong
CBC Books | Posted: March 19, 2024 6:26 PM | Last Updated: March 19
A graphic novel about a twenty-something recovering from an eating disorder
Olive's post-secondary education isn't what they'd planned. Instead of college, they spend five days a week, eight hours a day at what Olive calls "Food School": a full-time outpatient program for eating disorder recovery where they learn, talk, and cry about eating disorders as part of a survivor support group.
Intensely committed to recovery, Olive confronts the secretive, self-destructive, and sometimes tragically comedic nature of their illness, while struggling with the complexities of modern mental health care. With support and perspective from their roommate, a fellow patient, and their partner, Olive learns to open up about their abusive relationship with food and exercise - and finds ways to cope with the reality of living in a society that actively encourages disordered eating.
Jade Armstrong explores the ways our relationships with food impact our connections with the people we love. (From Conundrum Press)