"Bowman describes her descent into anorexia with clinical skill; if you haven't understood it before, you will now… brave, revealing, and shocking… Women, I am certain, will identify... But I also recommend… to men. Guys, if you've never thought much about this stuff, it's time you started."

-William Leith, The Guardian

“Grace Bowman provides a beautifully written, poignant account of someone struggling to live with anorexia and find her place in the world…A valuable read not only for sufferers themselves but also for anyone else who needs or wants to gain a deeper understanding of eating disorders…brilliantly truthful and inspirational.”

-Eating Disorders Association Magazine

"A Shape of My Own is powerfully written, beautifully articulated and elegantly constructed… essential reading… Grace Bowman has readability by the bucketful."

-Charlie Lee-Potter, The Independent on Sunday

"A fantastic read…just extraordinary"

-BBC Breakfast

"Compelling reading… [Grace Bowman] brings a true writer’s skill to what can’t help but be a claustrophobic subject. Her shifting voice – from drama to prose; from first to third person; from cool-headed researcher to distraught narrator – helps to lift the veil on the confusing, obsessive, introverted world of the adolescent anorexic…This book is valuable for its deep honesty about a widespread condition… [it] grabs you in the guts."

-Hilary Wilce, TES

"Poignant and timely…the most honest account of the illness yet published."

-Glamour Magazine

"A dignified, lucid memoir…erudite, dedicated to debunking myths."

"A memorable account...very powerful. 4 stars"

"An inspirational account."

-The Big Issue

"A brilliant new memoir"

- The Sunday Telegraph

"A poignant account of anorexia"

- Elle magazine, Featured in Elle magazine’s Hot 50 for 2006

"moving.uniquely eloquent.a must-read"

-The Journal (Newcastle)

"a wonder... cracking book."

-James O'Brien, LBC Radio

"A gripping memoir... astringent and heartfelt... a beautifully constructed tale."

-The Northern Echo

"Very moving…a very candid account."

-BBC Radio Newcastle