Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain
Publisher
Atria Books
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9781439177785
Pages
305 pages
Genre
memoir
Format
full length
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
Known for her roles on the hit TV shows "Ally McBeal" and "Arrested Development," de Rossi delivers a revelatory and searing account of the years she spend secretly suffering from bulimia, all the while living under the glare of Hollywood's bright lights.
Grade Level
9-12; Adult
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Disability and Health; Gay/Lesbian; Mental illness; lesbian; lesbian adult; anorexia; bulimia; eating disorder; binging and purging
Main Character
female adult
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother
LGBTQ+
lesbian female
Awards
Rainbow List, 2011 Young Adult/ Crossover Non-Fiction
Keywords
modeling; acting; Ally McBeal; California; Australia; nutrition; working out; counting calories; weight loss
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
de Rossi, Portia, "Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain" (2010). Diverse Families. 1442.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1442