{"product_id":"food-school-9781772620962b","title":"Food School","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA twenty-something college dropout enrolls in a full-time outpatient program for eating disorder recovery. As they change their relationship with food, their relationships with people change, too. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOlive'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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntensely 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this fictional slice of life comic, Jade Armstrong (\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eScout Is Not a Band Kid\u003c\/span\u003e) explores the ways our relationships with food impact our connections with the people we love.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\"Funny and informative, Jade effortlessly hits the sweet spot between silly and sincere to deliver a delightful treat despite its heavy topic. Grab a snack, a drink and definitely grab \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eFood School\u003c\/span\u003e!\" – Hana Chatani, author of\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e Give Her Back To Me\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Conundrum Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821968658512,"sku":"9781772620962B","price":7.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781772620962-l.jpg?v=1785885947","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/food-school-9781772620962b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}