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Highlights
- Jennifer Traig's memoir Devil in the Details paints a portrait of a well-meaning Jewish girl and her good-natured parents, and takes a very funny, very sharp look back at growing up with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award 2006 4th Winner
- Author(s): Jennifer Traig
- 272 Pages
- Psychology, Psychopathology
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About the Book
In the bestselling tradition of "Running with Scissors" and "A Girl Named Zippy," Jennifer Traig tells an unforgettable story of youthful obsession.Book Synopsis
Jennifer Traig's memoir Devil in the Details paints a portrait of a well-meaning Jewish girl and her good-natured parents, and takes a very funny, very sharp look back at growing up with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Recalling the agony of growing up an obsessive-compulsive religious fanatic, Traig fearlessly confesses the most peculiar behavior like tirelessly scrubbing her hands for a full half hour before dinner, feeding her stuffed animals before herself, and washing everything she owned because she thought it was contaminated by pork fumes. Jennifer's childhood mania was the result of her then undiagnosed OCD joining forces with her Hebrew studies-what psychiatrists call scrupulosity While preparing for her bat mitzvah, she was introduced to an entire set of arcane laws and quickly made it her mission to follow them perfectly. Her parents nipped her religious obsession in the bud early on, but as her teen years went by, her natural tendency toward the extreme led her down different paths of adolescent agony and mortification. Years later, Jennifer remembers these scenes with candor and humor. In the bestselling tradition of Running with Scissors and A Girl Named Zippy, Jennifer Traig tells an unforgettable story of youthful obsession.Review Quotes
"So refreshing....Traig's touching, jocose memoir is a wild ride."--Entertainment Weekly
Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.56 Inches (W) x .72 Inches (D)
Weight: .53 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: Psychology
Sub-Genre: Psychopathology
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Theme: Compulsive Behavior
Format: Paperback
Author: Jennifer Traig
Language: English
Street Date: February 9, 2006
TCIN: 78167987
UPC: 9780316010740
Item Number (DPCI): 247-28-7587
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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